“I consider myself fortunate that I no longer live in the home where I broke a mercury filled astronomical spectral lamp.” SafetyBrokeFortunatePoisonOshaMercuryLampAstronomicalConsiderSpectral Author:Steven Magee
“The entire astronomical observatory team were installing a mercury argon spectral lamp (HgAr) during a training session when one of the workers smashed the mercury filled spectral lamp. We continued the training session with a new mercury spectral lamp from stock. A week later I was at the doctors complaining of a variety of health conditions that were classic mercury poisoning.” SafetyTrainPoisonOshaDoctorMercuryObservatoryLampAstronomicalSpectral Author:Steven Magee
“In high altitude astronomy, we would throw broken mercury spectral lamps into the closest trash can.” SafetyAstronomyOshaAltitudeTrashHighLampSpectralBroken Mercury Author:Steven Magee
“I worked for Dartmouth College where Karen Wetterhahn was killed by mercury poisoning. I never received any industry recognized training in handling mercury systems and also ended up with nasty mercury poisoning.” CollegeIndustrySafetyTrainPoisonOshaMercuryDartmouthKarenWetterhahn Author:Steven Magee
“In the era of corrupt government regulators, it is the common people’s responsibility to regulate the government and corporations.” PeopleGovernmentCommonResponsibilityOshaCorruptEraCorporationRegulatorRegulate Author:Steven Magee
“After telling many doctors that I have mercury poisoning from working with mercury systems, I have never been referred to a specialist in the toxicology of mercury.” ScienceSpaceSafetyAstronomyPoisonOshaToxicDoctorMercurySpecialist Author:Steven Magee
“Despite being required to work on mercury systems, the management team never sent me on an industry recognized mercury training course and I ended up with nasty mercury poisoning.” SafetyTrainAstronomyPoisonOshaMercuryObservatoryPeakNationalKitt Author:Steven Magee
“A whistle blower is the highest achievement that a person can reach with the next generation.” NextAchievementSafetyOshaPersonHighGenerationReachWhistleBlower Author:Steven Magee
“The problem when managers become fearful of their company is that you end up with unsafe workplaces.” ProblemFearCompanySafetyAstronomyOshaWorkplaceUnsafeBoeingManager Author:Steven Magee
“What I thought were poor performing employees were actually poisoned employees.” PoorSafetyAstronomyPoisonOshaEmployeePeakPerformKitt Author:Steven Magee