right-to-know Articles
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Sewage pollution in New York, USA: impact of the ‘Right to Know’ Act
In 2012, New York, USA enacted the Sewage Pollution Right to Know (SPRtK) Act, which requires public notification of untreated and partially treated sewage discharges. With the passing of this law, New York joined 12 other states that have similar laws but none as comprehensive as New York's. As part of the SPRtK Act requirements, aggregated sewage discharge reports (SDRs) are made available ...
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The epistemological and ethical basis of risk assessment in advanced technological systems: the lesson of the Challenger
This paper is devoted to showing that a safety priority should be accorded the highest priority in decision-making and that such a prioritisation is an ethical responsibility. The connection between a safety-first priority and ethics is that an ultimate concern for safety is an integral feature of respect for human life. This paper exposes the illogic behind the misleading phrase "risky ...
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EPA Seeks to Lift Stay
Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed lifting its 1994 administrative stay of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Following is an explanation of why some are concerned, why EPA proposed lifting the stay, and why reporting may be unnecessary in the first ...
By Acta Group
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Cradle to Grave
COMPLIANCE Recent regulatory activity in North America, Europe and Asia has given a clear signal that chemical producers will be held responsible for their products through the entire life cycle. To help manage those responsibilities, 3E Company’s growing suite of software systems and services now offers compliance assistance from R&D right through to disposal. 3E Company started business ...
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Utopia Environmental Solutions -Presentation
Utopia used to Provide unlimited engineering services and unique design for wastewater , desalination and environmental Projects , as well as we do offer training for everyone intrested to be Profissional in this field Utopia consider the entire world as small village can be served efficiently and easily by utilizing the maximum capacity of online communication tools, wherever you are, whenever ...
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Is more information always better? An analysis applied to information-based policies for environmental protection
Environmental policy has intensively focused on information-based instruments that seek to change agents' behaviour through information provision. This information provision is generally considered as likely to ultimately improve environmental quality. We suggest a new and complementary way to consider information-based instruments. We formalise the insight that information provision differs from ...
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U.S. consumer product ingredient disclosure measures pick up momentum
The ‘right-to-know’ has been a foundational element of U.S. environmental law and policy for decades. As more information becomes known about the potential health and environmental impacts of chemical substances in industrial, commercial, and especially consumer products, the public’s interest in product ingredients has sharply increased. Recently this interest has taken a new ...
By Acta Group
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NGOs Comment on EC`s Working Conclusions Concerning Transparency Measures for Nanomaterials on the Market
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) posted on January 13, 2015, a paper entitled “NGO comments on Transparency measures for nanomaterials on the market: Working conclusions.” EEB, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Friends of the Earth (FOE) Australia, and Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) state that they disagree with most of the EC’s working ...
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Occupational health and safety - right to know Vs right to understand
On the heels of yet another federal investigation attributing chemical-related deaths and injuries to defective hazard communications systems in the workplace, few would question that a public health crisis is afoot. More than 30 million American workers are exposed each day to hazardous chemicals at the workplace, with upwards of a halfmillion chemicals being stored and used in today's ...
By Incora
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Lean and Green: How Production Efficiency Aids the Environment (PDF)
U.S. EPA has been preaching the gospel of “less is better” for years. The agency has been saying this through the law,policy and practice of pollution prevention. EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) is chargedwith administering, among other statutes, the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA), which reflects Congress’commitment to reduce or minimize pollution at the source ...
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Expanding TRI Section 313
More companies need to make 313 reports come next year. On Nov. 26, 2010, EPA issued a final rule adding 16 chemicals to the list of chemicals subject to reporting under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and Section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. Background EPCRA Section 313 requires facilities that manufacture, process or otherwise ...
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Product Destruction Shredder for Sale
From Product Liability to Confidential Data, product destruction continues to be required in a number of industries to protect intellectual property and property rights. As well, simple product destruction can be used to reduce large mass items to more manageable sizes for transport and landfill. Another area heavy in product destruction is the area of confidential data. Whether that data be a ...
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One by one, states are giving consumers the right to know about chemicals in products
From Vermont to Washington, an increasing number of states are requiring companies to report their use of chemicals of concern When evidence started to mount a few years ago around the adverse health effects of bisphenol A, an endocrine-disrupting chemical that’s used in many plastics, the marketplace took note. Companies found themselves under pressure to stop using BPA and label products ...
By Ensia
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Ready or Not: CCPA is Here!
The new year is here — and with it comes the strictest data privacy law to hit the U.S. to date: The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Every organization needs to pay attention – even if you don’t currently operate in California. Similar data privacy laws are currently pending in eight other states, including Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, and New York. ...
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Hydrogen Sulfide Accounting and Reporting in Advance of this Year's Toxic Release Inventory Reports
As environmental personnel gear up for the suite of annual reports due each year, 2013 brings an important change to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) report. Beginning with the TRI report due July 1, 2013, releases of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a colorless, flammable, gas with a characteristic “rotten egg” smell, must be reported. On October 17, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
By All4 Inc.
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EAP seeks to lift stay
Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed lifting its 1994 administrative stay of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Following is an explanation of why some are concerned, why EPA proposed lifting the stay, and why reporting may be unnecessary in the first place. How It All ...
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Prepare now
For readers not following Proposition 65 (Prop 65) changes, you need to read this column. Big changes are in store for regulated entities subject to Prop 65 based on a rule implemented in August 2016, but with a fast-approaching enforcement date of Aug. 30, 2018. Prop 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of listed carcinogens and reproductive chemicals in the ...
By Acta Group
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June 2005 - Regulatory Update
The Onyx Environmental Services - Environmental, Health, Safety, and Transportation department is pleased to present the Monthly Regulatory Update. The update contains a brief summary of the proposed and final rules from EPA, OSHA, and DOT published in the Federal Register in the past calendar month. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the Monthly Regulatory Updates, ...
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Global harmonization — A catalyst for safety
The majority of employers in the United States would not argue the point that the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) has cost their company an incredible amount of time, money, and grief since its inception. Though it is a great concept, I question whether the HCS, even after more than 20 years in existence, has produced more than a few positive results in the eyes of most employers and ...
By Incora
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US developments in the regulation of chemicals, pesticides and occupational safety
The US Environmental Protection Agency released the 2006 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data back in February. The TRI, created under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), requires certain facilities to report annually on their chemical releases and other waste management activities to EPA and the states. In addition, the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA) ...
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