Paul Solman, the popular business and economics correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS, will be the keynote speaker on Sept. 25th for the opening session and subsequent afternoon panel discussion at the API Polyurethanes 2006 Technical Conference.
In a major victory for industry, the Judiciary Committee of Maryland's House of Delegates, Annapolis, voted "unfavorable" on H.B. 1394, effectively defeating an initiative that would specifically recognize "market share liability" as a recognized legal theory of liability against (former) manufacturers of lead-based paint.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will be revising the methodology for estimating emissions from thinning and cleanup solvents used with architectural coatings.
The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC), holding a NGO consultative status with the United Nations, has held its first global forum on marine coatings in Tokyo.
Because of the many news reports - and the sometimes confusing and conflicting stories - coming out of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, the FSCT felt it imperative that its exhibitors and attendees receive a report on the status of the city and its recovery efforts.
According to a notice published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will decide by late September 2007 whether to propose a new air-quality standard for lead.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Feb. 27,2006, lowered the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for hexavalent chromium (CrVI) to 5.0 micrograms/cubic meter as an 8-hour time-weighted-average (TWA) exposure.
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