Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting comment until July 5 on a proposed rule that would establish reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos – a known human carcinogen – under the Toxic Substances Control Act. According to a notice published in the May 6 Federal Register, EPA would […]
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OSHA proposes to revoke Arizona’s State Plan status | 2022-04-21
Washington — Citing Arizona’s “pattern of failures to adopt and enforce standards and enforcement policies at least as effective” as those used by OSHA, the agency is proposing to “reconsider and revoke” the final approval of the state’s State Plan for oversight of worker safety and health. Published in the […]
EPA proposes landmark ban on asbestos | 2022-04-06
Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a proposed rule that would ban the use of chrysotile asbestos, a known human carcinogen linked to lung cancer and mesothelioma – a cancer of the membranes in the abdomen and chest. Chrysotile asbestos is the only known form of asbestos imported […]