Last week I wrote about a welder who called me to discuss some health concerns and wondered if his company should be having its welders take blood tests. A metalworker who read the blog post, “A call from Chet,” related very much to Chet’s concerns and shared his thoughts with me via e-mail.

With the reader’s permission, I am sharing what he had to say. However, at his request, I’m withholding his name. As he noted, he does not have medical credentials, and this is the first objection folks use when challenging his viewpoint. (more...)