http://heliolith.com/archives/2004/08/11/beryllium-poisoning-in-the-news/ The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be. - Pete Seeger Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://heliolith.com/archives/2004/08/11/beryllium-poisoning-in-the-news/#comment-2522 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:25:27 +0000 http://heliolith.com/archives/2004/08/11/beryllium-poisoning-in-the-news/#comment-2522 Can those working in the automotive industry (large machine mechanics, in particular) have beryllium poisoning? Also: I don't think it is particularly useful to know if/when companies "stopped caring" about their employees; I believe firmly that every employer thinks of their employees as replaceable, therefore just a commodity, to use until the task is complete or the resource (i.e. person) is used up, and find another... the bottom line is $$$, even if they claim otherwise. Think about it: when was the last time you heard of a company that paid 100% for treatment of a condition caused on the job WITHOUT being required to by a union, etc??? Can those working in the automotive industry (large machine mechanics, in particular) have beryllium poisoning?
Also: I don’t think it is particularly useful to know if/when companies “stopped caring” about their employees; I believe firmly that every employer thinks of their employees as replaceable, therefore just a commodity, to use until the task is complete or the resource (i.e. person) is used up, and find another… the bottom line is $$$, even if they claim otherwise. Think about it: when was the last time you heard of a company that paid 100% for treatment of a condition caused on the job WITHOUT being required to by a union, etc???

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