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Re: US EPA Enforcement and Compliance on Apple Fabrication

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Post by user_7832 »

> (...) Apple engineer “accidently” turning on lethal fluorine gas. Similarly, another incident, the TEOS leak, was root caused to an Apple engineer accidently installing the gas for a tool “backwards.” Further, less than two weeks following the April 30 2021 phosphine leak, Apple’s manifests included sixty pounds of “vacuum filters contaminated with glass dust,” implying there may have also been a phosphine explosion.

What the absolute @#$% is this??? Would I be wrong in assuming this should've made national news but was probably kept low thanks to Apple's deep pockets/connections?

Re: US EPA Enforcement and Compliance on Apple Fabrication

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Post by nehal3m »

null_investor wrote: post #41

Apple is dominated by ruthless managers and is an evil corporation. I'm not surprised. Imagine if you happen to be a neighbor and a disaster happens in the fab. That's just nuts.

All publicly traded companies with a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders will always externalize any cost they can. The problem is bigger than Apple.

Re: US EPA Enforcement and Compliance on Apple Fabrication

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Post by piyushpr134 »

cjk2 wrote: post #50
piyushpr134 wrote: post #45

Americans discovering the real reason why things are made in China

One of the many reasons. The biggest reason the last place I worked at that did manufacturing was that there were import tariffs on components but not assemblies so they just built the assemblies in China.

Wow: Import tariffs on components and not on assemblies sounds like corruption to me. No policy maker can be this incompetent

Re: US EPA Enforcement and Compliance on Apple Fabrication

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Post by murderfs »

The author of this has been on a crusade against Apple for years, stemming from an incident that was probably hypochondria. They've outright lied about multiple incidents (see https://twitter.com/shantinix/status/1433297575914971136), and I would very strongly doubt any new claims made. For example, a spot check of one of the claims has them currently saying "Still, Gjovik’s limited testing returned results showing a number of the chemicals in use by Apple at ARIA including Acetone, Acetonitrile, Acetaldehyde, Benzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Ethanol, Ethylbenzene, Hexane, Isopropanol, Isopropyl toluene, Methylene Chloride, Toluene, and Xylene."

But, in 2021 (at https://sfbayview.com/2021/03/i-thought-i-was-dying-my-apart...), "I wanted to get some formal data in the brief time before I moved out, so I hired an industrial hygienist to sample the indoor air and some of the topsoil. Despite the $1,555 I had to pay for it, the results were inconclusive."

Re: US EPA Enforcement and Compliance on Apple Fabrication

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Post by soulofmischief »

insaneirish wrote: post #20

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> In early 2015, Apple started stealth semiconductor fabrication activities in a facility located at 3250 Scott Boulevard in Santa Clara California, less than two hundred feet from thousands of homes. The factory intentionally vented its exhaust of solvent vapors and toxic gases straight from the roof and into the ambient outdoor air, with little or no abatement. The factory was only one story while the apartments were four stories tall, nearly ensuring the factory exhaust entered the apartment windows and 'fresh air intake' vents.

> Gjovik lived at these apartments in 2020 and found herself in the emergency room within one week, disabled by symptoms of solvent and gas exposure. Later in 2020, Gjovik conducted air testing and bio-monitoring which found the presence of Apple's factory exhaust inside her home, and inside her body.

Source: https://www.ashleygjovik.com/3250scott.html

Furthermore, we're talking about a company that willingly sources materials from effective slave labor in the Congo and other areas, while gaslighting their customer base about their commitment to inclusivity. There is no defending Apple here. These decisions are made by multiple people who should all be in prison.

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Post by Afforess »

user_7832 wrote: post #51

> (...) Apple engineer “accidently” turning on lethal fluorine gas. Similarly, another incident, the TEOS leak, was root caused to an Apple engineer accidently installing the gas for a tool “backwards.” Further, less than two weeks following the April 30 2021 phosphine leak, Apple’s manifests included sixty pounds of “vacuum filters contaminated with glass dust,” implying there may have also been a phosphine explosio…

I like how Apple got the city HazMat to tip them off to the EPA inspectors, personally. Is that a new “best practice?” I am taking notes.

Re: US EPA Enforcement and Compliance on Apple Fabrication

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Post by cjk2 »

piyushpr134 wrote: post #53
cjk2 wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the many reasons. The biggest reason the last place I worked at that did manufacturing was that there were import tariffs on components but not assemblies so they just built the assemblies in China.

Wow: Import tariffs on components and not on assemblies sounds like corruption to me. No policy maker can be this incompetent

It's not corruption. It's naive legislation written by idiots and complex HS code manipulation.

Re: US EPA Enforcement and Compliance on Apple Fabrication

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Post by d--b »

Afforess wrote: post #44
dinobones wrote: post #42

Apple, you have infinite money. Just pay this lady the $50,000,000 she wants so she can move to a nice clean place over in Atherton. And pay your fines to the government and move your fabs to remote areas so this doesn’t happen again. There, problem solved. I’ve saved everyone millions of dollars in litigation fees, time, and now our judiciary system can tackle other problems.

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Sure, just don't call it a "whoops-a-daisy" when we're talking about severe poisoning of potentially hundreds of people.
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