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1 outside of Bethesda, but that organization is
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2 responsible for environmental toxicology research for
3 the Federal Government.
4 Q Now, you also mentioned -- did you work for
5 NIOSH?
6 A Yes.
7 Q And could you please explain to the ladies
8 and gentlemen of the jury what NIOSH is.
9 A Well, it is the National Institute for
10 Occupational Safety and Health. It was created --
11 that organization was created by the Occupational
12 Safety and Health Act of 1970.
13 That act created NIOSH which is the
14 organization responsible for occupational health and
15 safety research and also created the Occupational
16 Safety and Health Administration of OSHA. They are
17 different organizations.
18 OSHA is responsible for developing
19 regulations and enforcing regulations.
20 Q Now, did there ever come a time when you
21 went to work in Morgantown, West Virginia?