Abstract

On April 15, 2010, Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ) introduced legislation S.3209 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title I. On July 22, 2010 Representatives Bobby Rush (IL) and Henry Waxman (CA) also introduced legislation to amend TSCA, H.R. 5820 - the "Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010."

Although the bills both seek to amend the 35-year-old law, the proposals differ in a number of aspects. This presentation addresses some of the key provisions of S.3209 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, and H.R.5820 - the "Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010," and the current law, TSCA (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.).

Keywords:
exposure, toxic substance control act, safety standard, manufacturer, environmental law, commerce, requirement, chemical substance, hsse standard, tsca inventory
Subjects:
HSSE & Social Responsibility Management, Health, HSSE standards, regulations and codes, Noise, chemicals, and other workplace hazards
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2011. American Society of Safety Engineers
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