Enhanced pest resistance in plants has obviated the need for hundreds of millions of pounds of chemical pesticides (and thereby reduced environmental and occupational exposures).

FORBES: The Rationalist

In October 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it would soon issue a "compliance directive" to ensure that health-care facilities have controls in place to protect workers from occupational exposures to swine flu.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Employers are expected to control exposures to hazardous substances and report any cases of occupational asthma.

BBC: Cleaning products 'linked to adult asthma'