At the York County Commission’s hearing, the family of a 16-year-old murder victim spoke up to garner support for this law. The girl was killed after being stabbed 16 times a day after her birthday. Apparently, the teen suspect is her ex-boyfriend with whom she had recently broken up. Now, her family hopes that the passage of this law will increase awareness among young people and their parents about dating violence and help prevent such tragedies.

Hopefully, as an outcome of this law, teens will learn how to tell if someone is harassing them and displaying dangerous behavior. A victim in Pennsylvania who has been subjected to such violent acts should promptly inform their families about it. There are many resources available to assist these crime victims to help protect their rights and penalize those responsible for the acts.

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3. York Harley-Davidson Plant Re-Opens after Benzene Scare

According to a recent InYork story, the Harley-Davidson plant in York, Pennsylvania (as well as in Kansas City, Missouri) shut down for multiple days as a benzene-exposure precaution. Apparently, the company had learned about a possible issue with benzene emission within its paint operations department. Although benzene is a common solvent that the chemical industry utilizes and is found in gasoline fumes, vehicle emissions, gasoline, and tobacco; benzene is carcinogenic (can cause cancer).

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforces regulations to monitor benzene exposure in the workplace. Contact with benzene can lead to very serious health complications like leukemia, lymphoma, and blood disease. What makes benzene all the more threatening is that a person can be exposed to benzene simply through inhalation when breathing, or through touch when benzene comes in contact with one’s skin. Even benzene exposure that is as minimal as one part per million (ppm) can be dangerous enough to cause harm to an individual’s health.

Fortunately for workers at the York-based motorcycle plant, after the company tested benzene levels, it was found that the solvent was within limits and paint operations began shortly thereafter along with full production at the plant. At this time, there have been no reported incidents of illness from benzene exposure at the plant. However, when a worker has been exposed to benzene due to his or her employer’s negligence or a manufacturing flaw in a plant’s machine, a York benzene-poisoning attorney with experience in Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law may be able to help an injured worker obtain funds for covering medical bills, loss of wages, and other damages.

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