Workplaces

No one should have to take unnecessary risks to their health to earn a paycheck.

But whether their workplace is a factory, a retail store, or an office building, far too many workers are surrounded by chemical hazards day in and day out.

Good jobs are healthy jobs. That’s why Toxic-Free Future educates policymakers and retailers about how they can help build healthy workplaces. We work to change policies so that the norm is safer solutions, instead of hazardous workplaces.

One of our most enduring and powerful partnerships has been with workers who have borne the brunt of the failure to make products and buildings safe—firefighters. Devastated by high rates of cancer, firefighters are passionate advocates for getting toxics out of products. Together, we have succeeded in passing bans on toxic flame retardants, moving the firefighting foam market away from PFAS-based foam toward safer replacements, and addressing PFAS in the protective gear firefighters wear.