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As Part of National Safety Month, BioGold Fuels Corporation Warns Against Waste Hazards

Jun 20, 2008 9:00:00 AM

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LOS ANGELES, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More than 32 million workers are exposed to 650,000 hazardous chemicals in more than 3 million workplaces. And hundreds of new chemical products are introduced every year, each with its own particular health and physical hazards. (Source http://www.nsc.org)

Every day, Americans in varying occupations deal directly or indirectly with exposure to biowaste, chemicals, poisons, noxious substances, irritants, broken glass, scrap metal, needle sticks and more.

In the case of solvents alone, risks to exposure include toxicity to the nervous system, reproductive damage, liver and kidney damage, respiratory impairment, cancer, and dermatitis. (Source OSHA: http://osha.gov/SLTC/solvents/index.html)

BioGold Fuels Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: BIFC) specializes in the treatment of industrial and household waste materials for the conversion of said materials into energy. The company is pleased to lend its expertise to helping American Scientific Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ASFX) salute the National Safety Council (NSC) in its efforts to promote National Safety Month. BioGold Fuels Corporation will help raise awareness about National Safety Month via press releases, interviews, articles and the AudioStocks.com Newsletter.

"People don't realize that the things they throw away can cause serious injuries. These items can harm the trash hauler, recycling personnel, and can even come back to harm the community in general. For example, average household products contain many harmful chemicals that can end up soaking into groundwater supplies. In California, many people are unaware that materials they use to wash their car or fertilize their yard can end up polluting our local beaches when it rains," said Chris Barsness, BioGold Fuels Chief Financial Officer. "BioGold continues to focus on educating the public that we can't keep being a throw-away society. We believe that our process of utilizing the energy value within waste is just the first step in cleaning up our environment."

Employers must take care to protect their workers from exposure. OSHA and NSC provide numerous documents to help in this regard.

For example the National Safety Council provides courses covering topics such as:

-- How to determine if hazardous chemicals are present in your workplace

-- Steps for setting up an effective hazard communication program

-- Guidelines for labeling hazardous chemicals

-- Using Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to evaluate hazardous chemical exposures

-- Promoting responsibility for initial and ongoing hazard communication activities

Homeowners too should be aware that seemingly ordinary household products can have potentially long-term effects when handled improperly and therefore should take precautions to protect family members and pets.