OSHA Seeks to Curb TB at Work Sites
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The Labor Department proposed regulations designed to reduce tuberculosis cases among employees in such high-risk work sites as hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters. Respirators and routine medical testing for the highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease are among requirements the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is recommending for 5 million workers at 100,000 sites.
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