This afternoon at 2:30pm Eastern time, David Michaels will be doing a Public Health Reports webcast on protecting workers from beryllium. No registration or log-in password is necessary to participate;Â the link for the webcast will be posted at 2 PM on the Public Health Reports website.
David will focus on the Public Health Reports article he and Celeste Monforton co-authored: Berylliumâs âPublic Relations Problemâ: Protecting Workers When There is No Safe Exposure Level. Visit his post about the article for more.
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