Legal Opinion
Industrial Union Dept., AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1980No. 78-911PublishedCited by 394 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Stevens, joined by The Chief Justice and Justice Stewaet
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Act), 84 Stat. 1590, 29 U. S. C. § 651 et seq., was enacted for the purpose of ensuring safe and healthful working conditions for every working man and woman in the Nation. This litigation concerns a standard promulgated by the Secretary of Labor to regulate occupational exposure to benzene, a substance which has been shown to cause cancer at high exposure levels. The principal question is whether such a showing is a sufficient basis for a standard that places the most stringent limitation on exposure to benzene that is technologically and…
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