09/28/2020
US EPA released a final TSCA chemical risk evaluation for a class of flame retardants that include hexabromocyclododecane or HBCD.
09/08/2020
US EPA has released final scope documents for each of the next twenty high-priority chemicals scheduled to undergo risk evaluation required by TSCA, as amended.
08/31/2020
EPA released its interim final list of businesses subject to fees for the 20 high-priority substances undergoing TSCA risk evaluations. Companies that use chemical(s) undergoing a risk evaluation must report if they manufacture or import those chemicals and will then be subject to a portion of the TSCA fee.
08/18/2020
US EPA recently completed its risk evaluation for 1-bromopropane (1-BP) required under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act or LCSA, which amended TSCA.
06/26/2020
The first of the chemical risk evaluations required by TSCA reform is now available. The first substance over the finish line is methylene chloride.
06/02/2020
EPA just released an updated iteration of the TSCA Inventory comprised of 86,405 chemicals. Of those, 41,597 are active in commerce.
05/25/2020
In this week's Roundup, a California musroom farm, an international ski equipment manufacturer, and Detroit energy face over $8 million in fines and penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and TSCA.
05/18/2020
Have you finished your TSCA reporting yet? If your facility manufactures or imports one of TSCA’s 20 high-priority chemical substances for draft risk evaluation, you must report it to the EPA by May 27.
05/04/2020
It happens every four years and it's coming up again in November 2020? No, we're not talking about the next US Presidential election…
04/13/2020
We check in on the latest EPA actions to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations and meet other responsibilities under the TSCA Reform law.
Get to know the top 5 changes to OSHA’s revised GHS Hazard Communication Standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200 and how the updates impacts employee safety at your facility.