January 2010
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Health & Safety E-Zine January 2010 |
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2010 predictions
Our thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2010 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency`s (EPA) Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS). In short, the momentum and positions that the Obama Administration took in 2009 are likely to become greater and more solidified in 2010 as a number of key issues are addressed. EPA as a whole continues to exhibit a desire to be the `un-Bush.` That is, decisions or policies that originated with Bush Administration appointees ... |
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Washington: hazard standards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed on Sept. 30, 2009, to align the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The HCS requires chemical manufacturers and importers to evaluate chemical hazards and provide information to subsequent users. The standard now requires employers to establish a hazard communication program for employees who are exposed to chemicals ... |
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