Environment News Service continues the misinformation that current TSCA law is broken: “Under current policy, the EPA can only call for safety testing after evidence surfaces demonstrating a chemical is dangerous.” WRONG. Here’s what the law says today (highlighting mine): TSCA Section 4. Testing of chemical substances and mixtures (a) Testing requirements If the Administrator [...]
Posts Tagged ‘HR 5820’
TSCA – not as broken as claimed
Posted in TSCA, TSCA Reform, tagged EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, Safe Chemicals Act, TSCA Reform on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
HR 5820 Implications: Chemical Processors
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged action plans, chemical processors, EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, TSCA Reform on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What would TSCA reform bill HR 5820, if it passed as released, do to companies beyond what they have to do today? This blog deals with my best guess at what the implications are for Chemical Processors and follows on from my previous review for chemical manufacturers/importers. This blog also deals only with single chemicals [...]
HR 5820 Implications: Safety Standards and New Uses
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, TSCA Reform on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Part of a series of blogs on the House bill HR 5820 to reform TSCA. TSCA reform bill HR 5820 sets up requirements for EPA to establish “safety standards” and a new twist on significant new use rules (SNURs). Here’s a quick summary that applies to scenarios described in related blogs on HR 5820 Implications [...]
HR 5820 Implications: Chemical Manufacturers/Importers
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged action plans, EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, TSCA Reform on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What would TSCA reform bill HR 5820, if it passed as released, do to companies beyond what they have to do today? This blog deals with my best guess at what the implications are for Chemicals Manufacturers [and Importers - still treated the same] for the following scenarios: Scenario A. Company manufactures an existing chemical [...]
HR 5820: Major Reset of TSCA
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, TSCA Reform on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
HR 5820 Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010: Reporting, reporting and more reporting: TSCA reformers want to squeeze companies for all the data they can as soon as they can. Who is making and using every chemical for what and how much? What are all the physical/chemical properties and toxicity data, exposure info, and life [...]
