FRESNO - Because of its linkage to the hazard communication standard (HCS), Proposition 65, the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, looks like the next burning issue on the occupational front, elbowing out ergonomics. With its impact on out-of-state manufacturers, the state initiative is becoming a national sore point. (For the text of Prop. 65, see Safety Aids pages 65-401 to -402.)The tangle began when the California legislature enacted the Hazardous Substance In
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