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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
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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
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Employers are expected to control exposures to hazardous substances and report any cases of occupational asthma.
BBC: Cleaning products 'linked to adult asthma'