Manufacturing

Democrats push USDA to maintain meat-processing line speed limits

Washington — A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to abandon efforts to...

Delayed again: provisions of EPA trichlorethylene ban

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed until further notice the effective date of certain worker-related provisions of the agency’s final rule banning...

Injuries are becoming ‘more complex,’ workers’ comp claims show

Hartford, CT — Although workplace injury rates are declining, the injuries that do occur are “growing more complex and taking longer to heal,” according...

EPA to move forward on risk management regulations for 1,2-dichloroethane

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency will propose risk management regulations for 1,2-dichloroethane, a colorless liquid frequently used to manufacture polyvinyl chloride, a type...
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EPA postpones reporting window for ‘forever chemicals’ rule

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed the reporting period for a final rule that requires manufacturers and importers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

Chemical Safety Board investigation spotlights explosives handling

Washington — Explosives that are considered “relatively insensitive” to friction, heat or impact can still ignite under these and other energy sources, the Chemical...

EPA seeks to extend compliance deadlines on use of two cancer-causing chemicals

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting comment on a proposal that would extend various compliance deadlines for Toxic Substances Control Act rules...

Chemical Safety Board applauds trade association for going ‘above and beyond’

Washington — The Chemical Safety Board has issued more than 1,000 safety recommendations in its history, but organizations need not be the focus of...
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EPA offers more time for input on controversial revisions to chemical safety rule

Washington — May 11 is the new deadline for comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed amendments to chemical facility safety provisions under its...

Pennsylvania lawmakers pass legislation intended to protect meatpackers

Harrisburg, PA — A bill aimed at strengthening protections for meatpacking and food processing workers has advanced out of the Pennsylvania House. H.B. 1923, sponsored...

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