OSHA, NIOSH Press Employers On Nicotine Poisoning As Emphasis Grows On Tobacco Exposure

OSHA and NIOSH are working jointly to address the potential for nicotine poisoning among tobacco workers, in another sign the agencies are ramping up their collaboration to tackle health effects in the workplace from exposures both to green tobacco and cigarette smoke and vapor, including concern about as-yet-unclear impacts from the emissions of electronic cigarettes.