Chemical

Washington — The Chemical Safety Board reached a milestone of 1,000 safety recommendations and distanced itself from a long-standing investigative backlog, among other accomplishments, in fiscal year 2024.

Washington — Chemical facility owners and operators should take into account how simultaneous operations can affect work and ensure they have written, easy-to-understand procedures in place, the Chemical Safety Board says in a new video.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying the data submission period for a final rule requiring manufacturers and importers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to report information on PFAS use, exposures and hazards.

Washington — Updates to an Environmental Protection Agency standard that outline the criteria cleaning products must meet to earn the “Safer Choice” label will help protect workers, the agency says.

Washington — Many chemical facilities “have not fully recognized that the effective remote isolation of equipment is critical to quickly stopping releases of hazardous materials” and protecting workers, the Chemical Safety Board says.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to ban many commercial uses of the carcinogenic chemical 1-bromopropane and require worker protections for the remaining uses.

Washington — By steadily increasing investigative staff and restructuring tasks, the Chemical Safety Board is “getting close to at least hitting on all cylinders,” Chair Steve Owens said during a July 25 public meeting.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has released a guide intended to increase understanding of – and compliance with – its ban on most industrial and commercial uses of methylene chloride

Washington — Chemical facilities should clearly mark pressure-retaining components of plug valves and require new valves to be designed to prevent the inadvertent removal of these components.

Washington — Updates to Environmental Protection Agency reviews of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act will strengthen worker protections, an agency official says.