The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing measures to ensure that perfluorinated chemicals that have been phased out do not re-enter the marketplace without review.
The flash fire that burned seven workers, one seriously, at a U.S. Ink plant in New Jersey in 2012 resulted from the accumulation of combustible dust inside a poorly designed dust collection system that had been put into operation only four days before the accident, an investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has found.
On December 10, 2014, Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) approved an industry-led plan by Product Care Association (Product Care) that will result in increased diversion of paint from Ontario’s landfills and more opportunities for consumers to recycle their used paint and coatings, without the need for municipalities to change existing arrangements with service providers.
In a sub-basement deep below the Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering at Harvard University, Mikhail Kats gets dressed. Mesh shoe covers, a face mask, a hair net, a pale gray jumpsuit, knee-high fabric boots, vinyl gloves, safety goggles, and a hood with clasps at the collar—these are not to protect him, Kats explains, but to protect the delicate equipment and materials inside the clean room.
Regulatory actions in California, such as a revision to the Prop 65 labeling requirements and a possible alternative assessment evaluation of construction adhesive or sealant product under the state’s new Safer Consumer Product program, are expected to dominate the attention of the Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) in 2015.
The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) announced a partnership with ICC Compliance Center (ICC) to offer training to its members on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).
Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, issued a statement concerning the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2013 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and more than 25 organizations have sent a letter to California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to highlight their commitment to work with the department to help meet the objectives of the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Regulations without negatively impacting the state’s economy.
In a study published by IBISWorld Business, Research Analyst Daniel Krohnreports that as the EPA implements environmental regulations, the prices of goods and services from three key sectors will rise.
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