Tag Archives: TSCA
New TSCA Reform Bill from Lautenberg
U.S. chemical law reform has the best chance to pass as we’ve seen since 1976. Senator Lautenberg has not been in great health these past few months. His detractors in the US Senate, in powerful lobbies— and just in principle— … Continue reading
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Tagged enviromental regulations, Safe Chemicals Act, toxic chemicals, TSCA
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OSHA’s Public Cadmium Poisoning Assessment Tool
As of today, January 2, 2013, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Rule that was issued on December 3, 2012 regarding cadmium. The rule being withdrawn would have required some manufacturers … Continue reading
EPA Penalties for Wrong Chemical Data Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued complaints seeking civil penalties against three companies for alleged violations of chemical reporting and record-keeping requirements. The requirements, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), require companies to submit accurate data about the … Continue reading
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Tagged chemical data reporting, EPA, TSCA
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EPA’s New Rule Requires Electronic Reporting
Time to buff up your stuff — meaning your data archives and processes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed rule to require electronic reporting for certain information submitted to the agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act … Continue reading
TSCA Update: New Chemical Reporting for 2012
Last week the US Environmental Protection Agency held a training session to further explain the amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), scheduled for 3 hours this afternoon. For those who couldn’t make it, here’s the distilled version: For … Continue reading
ACC-tung Baby: New Tool For TSCA
Pressure to modernize TSCA is mounting from all sides, and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) is offering a tool that agencies can use to do something about it. The ACC is proposing a chemical prioritization system that it believes could … Continue reading
6 Principles of US Import Protocol
Unsafe imports can mean many different things. Just ask my colleague Chris, who purchased a set of inexpensive deck-chairs made in a foreign country. Those were unsafe. You can imagine the rest. Unsafe imports were on the minds of US … Continue reading
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Tagged chemical management, Imports, Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA
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