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The article discusses the issuance of the Hazardous Weather Release Prevention and Reporting alert by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remind facility operators of the regulations which mandate minimization of chemical releases during procedure shutdown operations in 2017.

The article discusses the response of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) to the proposal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set significant new use rules (SNURs) for chemical substances. ASSE comments on the workplace protections that the agency has proposed for the seven substances and the risks associated with exposure to carbon nanotubes. The recommendations of ASSE for the EPA are included.

The article reports on the update of the International Air Transport Association's Dangerous Goods Regulations, which will take effect on January 1, 2017.

The article reports on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative as part of the Safety, Health and Environment (SH&E) program in the U.S. It emphasizes the role of the CSR initiative in achieving the goals of the SH&E regulatory compliance. It also mentions the SH&E trends in the regulatory compliance of the environment which include the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulations in Europe and the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS).

The article reports that U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations have been amended by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration as of June 2013.

The article reports on the proposal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove saccharin and its salts from the hazardous substance lists, in response to the petition submitted by the Calorie Control Council (CCC) in the U.S.

Reports on the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) release of a CD-ROM version of the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards and Other Databases. Contents of the CD-ROM; Contact information.

Focuses on the Integrated Contigency Plan, an emergency response plan to oil and hazardous substance developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other federal agencies in the United States. Design; Importance of the plan; Guidelines to satisfy emergency response planning.