Sarah Carty
Fingers Crossed that the Senate TSCA Reform Bill Could Pass This Year
-August 27, 2015
The authors of the TSCA reform bill (S 697) are confident that it will hit the Senate floor this year and could be on the president’s desk by the end of the year. The House overwhelmingly approved its own TSCA bill in June of this year. However, in the Senate there has been an absence […]
Revised Draft Bill in U.S. House Builds on Momentum to Reform TSCA
-May 26, 2015
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment and Economy released an updated draft of “The TSCA Modernization Act of 2015,” on May 13, 2015. This draft intends to reform and modernize the decades-old Toxic Substance Control Act. The TSCA Modernization discussion draft states that “the goal is to provide the public with […]
EPA Proposes One-Time Reporting Requirements for Nanoscale Materials
-March 31, 2015
The EPA proposes one-time reporting and recordkeeping requirements on nanoscale materials in the marketplace. The agency is proposing to use Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) to collect the existing exposure and health and safety information on chemicals currently in the marketplace when manufactured or proceed as nanoscale materials. This proposal will require one-time reporting from […]
TSCA Can You Keep Up?
-February 5, 2015
The 113th Congress failed to enact legislation that would reform the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) which has not been updated since its enactment in 1976. It is predicted that states will continue these efforts to regulate or even ban chemical substances labeled as “risky”, “of concern” or “high priority.” Some state legislatures have already […]
New Year, New OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Rules
-January 22, 2015
Federal OSHA has made two significant changes in their revision of the recordkeeping rule. 1.) OSHA has updated the list of industries that are exempt from the requirement to keep OSHA injury and illness records. The previous list was based on the Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) codes. The new list of industries that are […]
OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Violations for 2014
-December 11, 2014
There have been significant changes in OSHA programs this year. The changes to hazard communication (GHS) is being enforced as well as new fall protection requirements. OSHA enforcement has put an emphasis on temporary worker safety and new recordkeeping and reporting rules have been released. An article from Safety + Health magazine poses a great […]