NIOSH Issues Warning To Tobacco Harvesters / NIOSH Hace un Advertencia a Los Cosechadores de Tobacco
Author: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Date Published: 1993
Handout in which the National Institute of Occupational Health warns tobacco harvesters that they may be at risk of developing green tobacco sickness (GTS), a type of nicotine poisoning. A recent NIOSH study indicates that a startling number of tobacco workers are becoming afflicted with this illness, which may require hospital care. During a two month period in 1992, NIOSH researchers identified 47 persons seeking emergency room care for GTS in a five-county Kentucky area alone.
Date Published: 1993
Handout in which the National Institute of Occupational Health warns tobacco harvesters that they may be at risk of developing green tobacco sickness (GTS), a type of nicotine poisoning. A recent NIOSH study indicates that a startling number of tobacco workers are becoming afflicted with this illness, which may require hospital care. During a two month period in 1992, NIOSH researchers identified 47 persons seeking emergency room care for GTS in a five-county Kentucky area alone.
