BOC vows to fight Parkinson's fumes link.(Business)

The Birmingham Post (England);  October 30, 2003 ;     191 words ......a US court verdict which linked welding fumes with Parkinson's Disease. Shares...claimed that exposure to elements in welding fumes had brought on the condition. Campaigners...exposure to manganese oxide elements in welding fumes can speed the onset of Parkinson...potential suffers ...

US court verdict hits BOC shares.(Business)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  October 30, 2003 ;     188 words ......a US court verdict which linked welding fumes with Parkinson's Disease. Shares...claimed exposure to elements in welding fumes had brought on the condition. Campaigners...exposure to manganese oxide elements in welding fumes can speed the onset of Parkinson...potential suffers by as ...

BOC to appeal ruling on welding link to disease

Evening News - Scotland;  October 30, 2003 ;     488 words ......court's ruling on links between welding fumes and Parkinson's disease. The verdict...claimed that exposure to elements in welding fumes had brought on the condition...blamed his condition on exposure to welding fumes while working at Union Electric...to manganese oxide elements in ...

Manufacturers Win Welding Fumes Litigation.(Brief Article)

Welding Design & Fabrication;  April 1, 2000 ;     383 words ......liability suit alleging that manganese in welding fumes causes neurological disorders with...The jury decided that manganese in welding fumes did not cause the illness of the plaintiff...health information about manganese in welding fumes. NEMA was convinced that it would be...

Launder your dirty air

Manufacturing Engineering;  May 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......common metal dusts, and welding fumes. Beginning this fall...strategy comes almost four years after a federal court...grinding dusts, and welding fumes fall into the particulate...Donaldson's Folstad. Welding fumes pose a much greater...

Trial of Texas Welder's Lawsuit Opens

AP Online;  June 6, 2006 ;     332 words ......potentially poisonous welding fumes. At issue is whether welding fumes can lead to manganese...suffer brain damage from welding rod fumes that contain...filed the lawsuit four years ago, contends that from...he was exposed to toxic welding fumes while doing ...

Trial of Texas welder's lawsuit opens, could set precedent

AP Worldstream;  June 6, 2006 ;     332 words ......potentially poisonous welding fumes. At issue is whether welding fumes can lead to manganese...suffer brain damage from welding rod fumes that contain...filed the lawsuit four years ago, contends that from...he was exposed to toxic welding fumes while doing ...

Suit Claims Welding Fumes Caused Tremors

AP Online;  June 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Solis, who filed a lawsuit four years ago, contends that from 1973 to 2001 he was exposed to toxic welding fumes while doing maintenance work at a...said a study the group paid for two years ago did not draw a conclusive link...

Verdicts & Settlements December 31, 2007: A rare verdict for worker...

Lawyers USA;  December 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ......of exposure to toxic welding fumes. Climaco, who called...turning point" in welding fumes litigation, said his...Aware of the danger for years Jeffrey Tamraz spent...amount of manganese in welding fumes was not high enough...connection between welding fumes and ...

Welding fumes raise new health concerns

Electrical Apparatus;  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......cornucopia like asbestos litigation. Welding fumes are being depicted as an increased...topped by lung ailments stemming from welding fumes. Recent tests of four helmet designs...no conclusive evidence that inhaling welding fumes causes symptoms similar to those of...

Welding fumes lead to workers' comp claims

Oakland Tribune;  April 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......be fully cleared to use a safety respirator while welding on June 19, 2003. Today, Gaytan climbs into bed every...contractor for more than a year knowingly exposed workers welding particulate and fumes, including manganese, in excess...after the contractor said it no longer needed two welding shifts. A ...

Lawsuit Claims Welding Fumes Hit Nerves

AP Online;  June 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......that has confounded many medical researchers: Can welding fumes cause neurological diseases such as Parkinson's...Texas, is seeking unspecified damages from four welding rod makers. It is the first trial among about 3,800...nuts and grain, as well as the fumes from burning welding rods _ can at ...

Eliminate Welding Fumes.(Nederman's FE 841)(Brief Article)(Statistical...

Welding Design & Fabrication;  July 1, 2001 ;     111 words ......welder's breathing zone. Equipped with a preseparator, particle filter and fan, it comes designed to capture 99.7 percent of welding fumes. It can connect to a welding torch or accessory nozzles. Model FE 841 features automatic start-stop action and full filter...

Lawsuit in Cleveland asserts a link between welding and neurological...

AP Worldstream;  June 13, 2006 ;     656 words ......that has confounded many medical researchers: Can welding fumes cause neurological diseases such as Parkinson's...Texas, is seeking unspecified damages from four welding rod makers. It is the first trial among about 3,800...nuts and grain, as well as the fumes from burning welding rods _ can at ...

Jury Finds Welding Rod Makers Not Liable

AP Online;  June 28, 2006 ;     678 words ......Solis, who filed a lawsuit four years ago, contends that from 1973 to 2001 he was exposed to toxic welding fumes while doing maintenance work...Ernesto G. Solis, 57, claims years of exposure to welding fumes at his job at a Navy base in...