The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Tobacco

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) held hearings in 1994 to ban smoking in workplaces. OSHA opened hearings in September 1994 on a proposal that amounted to a virtual ban on smoking in every workplace in the nation.

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The abbreviation for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is OSHA. A. Judson Wells, who conducted a 1994 study of passive smoke and heart disease, was a consultant to OSHA. Joe Dear was the assistant secretary of labor in charge of OSHA in 1994. He was quoted regarding OSHA's proposed ban on workplace smoking. OSHA opened hearings in September 1994 on a proposal that amounted to a virtual ban on smoking in every workplace in the nation, to address workplace safety.

Sourcewatch resources

 * Indoor Air Quality
 * Secondhand smoke
 * Whitecoat Project