The biotech industry employs hundreds of thousands of workers in the
United States yet the health and safety of workers and communities
could be in jeopardy. Injured Agraquest biotech worker David Bell talks
about his experience at the Davis based company which was owned by Pam
Marrone.
He recounts the lack of health and safety production in the genetic
engineering laboratory. Bell reports that fungus and bacteria was
brought into the country and although he reported it there was not
action by government agencies that do oversight in importation of such
substances.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2567912703426192318
Labor On The Job on 12/12/2008 interviews Agraquest biotech
workers David Bell. Bell talks about his work at the Davis California
based company owned by Pam Marrone and how the lack of proper health
and safety protection led to his contamination and sickness. He also
discusses how the company sought to cover-up their responsibility for
his illness and the corruption and breakdown of the workers
compensation system along with the failure of health and safety
regulatory agencies such as OSHA.
For further information on his case go to
http://www.biotechawareness.com
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