“Very high altitude workers were using medical oxygen to treat numerous health conditions that included fatigue, confusion, headaches, feeling faint and digestive… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“When discharging industrial gas into the indoor environment in high altitude astronomy, we never wore protective breathing respirators that fed us oxygenated… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“In the months before Mauna Loa erupted in 2022, my home was vibrating weekly and noticeably shaking about once per month from… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I noticed that I developed excessive daytime sleepiness after I started working extreme night shifts on the very high altitude summit of… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I am committed to shutting down the toxic Mauna Kea Observatories and this is a serious problem for professional astronomers, given that… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“When I managed the world’s largest telescopes atop Mauna Kea, I never knew that I would end up campaigning for their closure.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“If a workplace makes you sick enough to self medicate on a daily basis, then you should aim to leave at the… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) is a classic example of the broken Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I am wondering why the known biologically toxic 1.4 billion dollar Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) atop Mauna Kea has not been shut… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“All high altitude workers have a right to be fully informed about the complete range of environmental toxins that they are being… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Empty plastic water bottles at near seal level would become pressurized by the time we reached the very high altitude summit of… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“If you want to make astronomers uncomfortable, you ask to see the health study of all very high altitude workers at the… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“When I saw how many people were objecting to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea, I realized that… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I saw a guy faint at the W. M. Keck Observatory, he stepped out from the tour group and said to me… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“When I worked in high altitude astronomy, the worst sickness that I experienced was not at the 13,796 feet very high altitude… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Had I known the risks associated with oxygen administration, I would have refused to work atop the biologically hazardous Mauna Kea summit.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest lies that is currently being told in the USA workplace is on the legally required OSHA poster: All… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“It is important to remember when interacting with astronomers that you are dealing with people that are commonly showing the long term… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I have been through the OSHA system twice and I can confirm that I did not have the right to a safe… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image