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4 Nov 2006, 9:09 am
(And see here.)As long ago as 1981, the cigarette industry realized that:Given a prince elasticity of -0.4 for total cigarette sales and -1.2 for teenage smoking participation, a 25 percent increase in the excise tax could be expected to reduce industry sales to about 1.2 percent below what would be expected in the absence of such an increase, and to reduce the number of teenage smokers to 3.5 to. 4.0 percent.As even the Tax Foundation admits, cigarettes are highly… [read post]
16 Mar 2016, 8:25 am
As the lies and treachery of the cigarette industry and the industry’s total lack of regard for Americans was finally exposed through brave litigators and public health officials in the 1990s, maybe the smoking restrictions seen in most states today were inevitable. [read post]
7 May 2023, 10:32 am
The bottom line is that many in the fire and smoke remediation industry are using these machines that use ozone to remove the smoke odor. [read post]
8 Nov 2006, 6:31 am
[JURIST] Ballot measures approved in three US states Tuesday will ban smoking in many public places. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 1:27 pm
Although there will probably not be a lawsuit filed against the company for legal liability due to negligence--batteries do sometimes overheat and leak--this story is a good reminder for anyone who work in an industrial facility: make sure the facility has working smoke detectors, and also know where the emergency exits are so you can escape quickly even if visibility is bad due to a smoke condition. [read post]
21 Jan 2014, 9:57 am
Intense lobbying by the tobacco industry slowed the U.S. attack on smoking. [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 7:04 am
The tobacco industry is still widely successful and that fact is unlikely to change without stronger anti-smoking campaigns and better public consciousness. [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 5:38 pm
Author Robert Elliott, executive vice president, Amaxx Risks Solutions, Inc. has worked successfully for 20 years with many industries to reduce Workers Compensation costs, including airlines, healthcare, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality and manufacturing. [read post]
13 Jul 2016, 4:57 am
Until the state divorces itself from the tobacco industry it will be hard to campaign seriously against smoking. ... [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 5:03 am
WC Claim No. 88-000676 (Labor and Industry Review Commission, December 11, 1990]. [read post]
24 May 2012, 5:38 am
New Zealand is talking about getting rid of smoking entirely: There are smoke-free bars, smoke-free parks, even smoke-free college campuses. [read post]
27 Oct 2020, 9:30 am
What’s Being Done To help these and other workers, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is developing new workplace safety and health rules regarding wildfire smoke. [read post]
5 May 2011, 11:26 am
While back yard campfires rage across America and the biomass industry pours trillions of daily pollutants into our air, more and more people are becoming chronically ill from wood smoke entering their lungs on a continuous basis. [read post]
3 Feb 2019, 1:58 pm
Does it promote sustainability focused practices in the building industry? [read post]
21 Nov 2017, 12:56 pm
Under court order, the tobacco industry for the first time will be forced to advertise the deadly, addictive effects of smoking, more than 11 years after a judge ruled that the companies had ... [read post]
28 Dec 2022, 12:18 pm
” Consumer demand for smoked foods has allegedly increased over the past two decades, a trend recognized by the cheese industry. [read post]
29 Apr 2015, 5:00 am
The industry—most of the general evidence is presented as a coordinated effort of the entire industry—“deliberately targeted persons of school and college age to begin smoking, knowing that, as a result of the addictive powers of their product, and the oft irresistible influence of peer pressure on pupils and students, they would acquire new, life-long consumers of their products,” which the industry already knew to be deadly. [read post]
21 Mar 2020, 10:42 am
I’m happy to report that on March 20, 2020, after intense lobbying from the real estate industry, Gov. [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 8:30 am
Smoke on the roadways is just one way the oil industry can create dangers on U.S. highways. [read post]
11 Feb 2020, 9:31 am
This means the regulations can cover more employers than just the common outdoor industries, including agriculture, construction, maintenance and landscaping. [read post]
