Ideal Chemical Policy

-
As I talked about in my earlier post I think an ideal chemical policy would only allow any new chemicals to be legal if they can first be proven to be completely safe. It seems we take the opposite approach, we allow chemicals to be put in production with the hopes that they are safe instead of the knowledge that they actually are. With this type of policy we can potentially poison people. We should take the approach better safe than sorry instead of just hoping for the best.  

In addition, an ideal chemical policy would also include constant monitoring of any potential hazards and take swift action if there is any potential harm. Instead of waiting to see if a chemical may be harmful we should take remove the chemical even if it is suspected of being harmful. Lastly, I think it should be mandated that foods label any potential harmful chemicals they might contain. That way the public could have more knowledge about what is in or on their food and then they could potentially make safe choices. 

Comments

  1. Jordan DemosOctober 20, 2018 at 6:10 PM

    Caitlin,

    Better safe than sorry is a saying that I grew up with. Therefore, I agree with you completely, especially when it comes to chemical use. In my post, I touched on holding people accountable, and having a checks and balances system in place, in order to regulate chemical usage.

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownOctober 21, 2018 at 11:48 PM

    Hi Caitlin,

    It is like our government is turning a blind eye to these chemicals. With the research that comes out, they should have enough evidence to ban certain chemicals.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousNovember 6, 2018 at 9:36 AM

    Hi Caitlin,

    I think this is a great idea. I did say in your earlier post that it might be bit hard to regulate the "all chemical is bad" policy. But your idea of stopping it before it even hits the market is a great idea. Like Jordan wrote in his post, 'better safe than sorry' approach is vital in serious matters like chemical policy

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Agency's Role

-
United States Department of Energy: The Department of Energy is a federal branch of the government whose goal main responsibility is energy. The majority of the energy the focus on is nuclear energy. They are in charge of all policies regarding nuclear material, handling of nuclear material, our nuclear weapons program and radioactive waste disposal.   Obviously, this type of department will have a huge impact on the environment. They can dictate how we consume energy and what we do with left over nuclear material. If nuclear material is not disposed of in a thoughtful manner, the radioactive material could seep into places like our ground water and cause death or radiation sickness. Also, if we are not mindful to the testing or use of nuclear material we could have something like Chernobyl happen. I believe radioactive material can be some of the most detrimental material. We need to take every precaution in handling it so we can adhere ...
Read more

occupational safety and health organization

-
I went to the CAL/OSHA website and looked up some of their safety programs. One of the safety programs that stuck out to me was directed at safety in the adult films industry. The program mostly discussed the potentially sexually transmitted infections that the actors or actresses could acquire and the best way to prevent them. I thought this program was extremely interesting because I did not expect a government run group to have safety programs for this industry. However, I think that it is a great service that they did and these workers can have free access to this resource.  This obviously relates to health and safety because they talk about prevention of diseases, hygiene, vaccinations and p roph y laxis. This all falls under the umbrella of health and how these workers can be more safe. 
Read more

Lab Results

-
Image
If a doctor where to give me these results I would feel very frightened. I would be scared for my health and wellbeing and I would question the repercussions from having these chemicals in my body. I would also feel slightly betrayed by the fact there are not efficient laws in place to protect me from these chemicals. Also, I would worry about my family and friends and if they are exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals. I would want them to get tested and to also be more mindful in their actions.  I would also wonder how it is possible that chemicals like DDT and PCBs (that were outlawed in the 1970's) were found in my blood stream. It makes you think back to all the times you knew you were ingesting bad chemicals and all the times that you didn't know that you were ingesting bad chemicals. I would also wonder about other chemicals that could be in my body that are not deemed dangerous yet. Companies do not have to prove a new chemical is safe so the...
Read more