When I first came to California to interview for a job, my hotel had
these signs displayed prominently at each entrance door. Made me wonder
why I wanted to stay in a hotel that had so much evil stuff in it. And
also made me wonder why anyone would want to live in a state with so
much nasty stuff hanging around. Yet, here I am, living and working
here. Now I never see the signs except at the gas pump.
On 7/11/2013 12:31 PM, Richard Nute wrote:
Hi Ed:
The signs don't tell us which carcinogens, or their location
within the site. Without this information, how can I "make
informed decisions" to protect myself from those carcinogens
that might be harmful to me other than avoid the site? So,
I shouldn't go into and shop at Home Depot? (Of course, I
am no longer in California so I can continue to shop at
Home Depot!)
And, of course, as you have so eloquently said, warnings that
are repeated over and over lose their impact.
Rich
On 7/11/2013 12:09 PM, Ed Price wrote:
"Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about
significant
amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or
workplaces, or that are released into the environment. By providing this
information, Proposition 65 enables Californians to make informed
decisions
about protecting themselves from exposure to these chemicals."
This is why we are flooded with silly signs which warn about "known
carcinogens" in this building, in this location, associated with this
product, etc" Every gas station, paint store, home improvement
center, auto
parts store, garden center, machine shop, welding shop have these
signs. The
signs adorn construction sites and landfills, and are so prevalent
that they
fade into the background noise and have become meaningless. About the
only
time you notice it is when you go somewhere and you happen to notice
that
they DON'T have a sign. The natural assumption then is that the
company has
a strict compliance officer, and he couldn't find a non-toxic source
for his
sign order. California is, in many ways, a very advanced nanny state.
BTW
(and I couldn't find this before I tired of searching), I will bet that
every California State entity is exempt from compliance with this
regulation.
Seriously, look at the list of 800 or so things on the California
list. Then
parse the meaning of "significant amount" when you can detect parts per
billion of everything; you will find the exercise quite
disheartening. OTOH,
just put up the signs or warning stickers, and almost nobody will notice
them.
Ed Price
WB6WSN
Chula Vista, CA USA
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Oconnell [mailto:oconne...@tamuracorp.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:04 AM
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: [PSES] California Prop 65
Google/Bing/Yahoo are your friend. They only want your brainzzzz.
http://oehha.ca.gov/prop65/background/p65plain.html
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Moshe
Henig
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:19 AM
To: emc-p...@ieee.org; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG;
emc-pstc-requ...@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: California Prop 65
Hello team,
I am looking for California Prop 65 requirements and on which
equipment or
when it is applied.
Can you please advise
Thanks
Moshe
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