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Focuses on emergency response plans of companies that produce, use, store or transport hazardous materials. EPA and OSHA standards requiring various types of plans; Need for coordinated planning between all internal departments and local government agencies.

Discusses the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) guidelines. Components of guidelines; Applications to industries; Implications for employers.

Discusses Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) program's `Process Safety Management' (PSM) standard. Implementation; Application; Employer's completion of a process hazard analysis (PHA); Compilation of information; Conducting the PHA; PHA methods; PSM standard requirements. INSETS: An explosive beginning (list of major plant explosions).;Performance-oriented approach..

Focuses on the trend toward greater understanding and concern about reproductive standards. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule for exposure to glycol ethers; Reproductive physiology and the mechanisms of injury; Effect of toxicants on the developing conceptus; Semiconductor Industry Association's action; Embryonic science.

Focuses on hazardous materials regulations in the U.S. Importance of documenting hazardous substances in shipping papers; Complexity of emergency response involving hazardous materials.

Focuses on the plan by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to post on the Internet worst-case scenarios on accidental release of hazardous chemicals in plants and facilities in the United States. Concerns by the Chemical Manufacturers Association, Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation; Threat of terrorism; Discussions of the Accident Prevention Subcommittee.

Reports on the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) approval of a voluntary industry standard for material safety data sheets (MSDS) uniformity. Development of consistent hazard warning information for users and handlers of toxic chemicals; MSDS as required for hazardous chemicals under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) hazard communication standard; Categories of information.

Gives information on a series of meetings which will be held by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Details on why the meetings are being held; Information on requirements for the Toxic Release Inventory.

Reports on the amendment of federal standards governing hazardous waste and emergency response in general industry by the state of Virginia. Revision of the provisions on protective gear; Guidelines for a more effective training curriculum and program; Contact information.

Reports on a new OSHA rule addressing the Department of Transportation labeling for hazardous materials. Labeling to be retained by employers until hazards have been eliminated; Requirements under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

Reports that the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may revise its guidelines on hazardous waste operations and emergency response. Reasons for revisions; Comments from OSHA officials.