Bathtub Refinishers’ Deaths Renew Debate: Label Products or Ban?
By Pat Rizzuto Federal and state agencies have attributed the deaths of at least 17 bathtub refinishers since 2000 to the workers’ exposure to the paint stripper methylene chloride, prompting government actions. The recent death of yet another bathtub refinisher is being investigated by a Tennessee labor agency. “Investigators from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and