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The article focuses on the Chemical Review Committee report of the Rotterdam Convention, a multi treaty for sharing the responsibilities of importation of hazardous chemicals, and provides information on matters of the organization, members' rotation, and regulatory actions on the use of atrazine.

The article discusses the laws concerning crude oil transportation through rails in the U.S., as of April 2016. Topics discussed include producers interest in rail as a means of transporting crude supplies to U.S. markets; the Congressional Research Service, Report on the U.S. rail transportation of crude oil; enactment of Hazardous Material Transportation Act (HMTA); and hazardous material regulations in the country.

The article focuses on the implementation of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)-related provisions on May 12, 2013 and its impact on Indian electronics industry. It discusses the restrictions made by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the government to the RoHS rule, the requirement of the government for electronics product manufacturers to supply only RoHS-compliant products, and the similarity of Electronic Waste (Management Handling) Rules to European Union (EU)-RoHS.

The article focuses on the legal ramifications of the classification of trichloroethylene as a carcinogenic by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The substance enters the EPA Integrated Risk Information System as a hazardous substance. The action of EPA is widely considered as a classification based on estimated risk and purpose, not a pronouncement of a presumption on proximate cause. As such, the decision will be cited in disease causation cases.

The article focuses on the Chemical Review Committee meeting at the Rotterdam Convention on sharing of responsibilities in importation of hazardous chemicals and provides information on use of the pesticide atrazine, regulations by the European Commission (EU), and risk evaluation management.

The article offers information on the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) top 10 most cited violations from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009. It cites that the number 1 violation is on the standards on scaffolding. The top 5 sections cited for the violations on scaffolding includes the failure to have fall protection and tolerable platform construction. The third most violation is on hazard communication, while the standard on respiratory protection is the fourth.

The article discusses the government effort to promote safety and health on jobsites in the U.S. It is mentioned construction dust exposure can cause chronic bronchitis and emphysema, worst, silicosis. In this regard, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations require power tools to be equipped with dust shrouds. Moreover, U.S. Labor Department enforces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for Respiratory Protection and Eye and Face Protection in 28 states.

Focuses on the European Union's (EU) rules on the use of hazardous substances in electronic equipment that pose logistics challenges to U.S.-based manufacturers and component suppliers. Impact on manufacturing processes; Limits to the amount of hazardous materials used in electronics products imposed by the EU rules.

Analyzes a general duty clause in the Risk Management Plan Rule formulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for chemical process plants. Regulation of accidental chemical releases; Application of rule to any process containing a listed substance in excess of its specific threshold quantity; Hazard identification; Safe process design and operation; Emergency-response plan.

Explains the 1985 Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations in Canada. Three step-process of complying with the TDG regulations; Categories of dangerous goods; Information that must be supplied to the shipping document; Rules for proper packing.

Looks at the growing civil rights initiative within the mainstream environmental agenda, called environmental justice. Charges that minority communities are disproportionately targeted for contaminating and undesirable industries; The report `Toxic Wastes and Race Revisited'; The `Group of Ten'; Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (SNEEJ); States with highest numbers of Hispanics living near toxic waste sites; More.

Criticizes Occupational Safety and Health Administration for its delay in resolving major issues pertaining to permissible exposure limits (PEL) for hazardous chemicals. History of PEL legislation; Priority-setting; Risk assessment; Determination of significant risk. INSETS: The top 20: OSHA's candidates for proposed..;Feedback..

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.

Presents the 1992 List of Explosive Materials subject to regulation under the provisions of section 841(d) of title 18 United States Code, Chapter 40. Explosives required to be published in the Federal Register; Mixtures containing any of the materials in the list; Materials constituting blasting agents.

Reports on the discovery that British pollution inspectors have relaxed safety standards for some toxic emisssions. Ability of cement manufacturers to burn chemical wastes as fuel in their kilns; Increase in the safety limits of toxic metals; Cement manufacturers' defense of their use of chemical wastes as fuel.

Reports on the negotiations among industry leaders, environmentalists and community activists concerning the revamp of the Superfund toxic-cleanup program. Resistance from the Chemical Manufacturers Association and General Electric Co. to certain provisions; Time pressure on the negotiators; Pollution containment in the unfinished compromise.

The article focuses on the changes made by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on its Hazard Communication Standard. It mentions that the revisions would bring the country's hazard communication in line with international requirements on chemical hazards. According to lawyer Brad Hammock, hazard communication is essential in industrial safety and health programs.

The article presents an overview of the top 10 groundbreaking U.S. legal decisions in 2009. Endangerment findings from increasing greenhouse gases (GHG) concentrations in April 2009 set a proposal for federal regulation of GHGs from both stationary and mobile sources. TVA coal-fired plants management was reportedly demanded to install emission controls for allegedly emitting air toxins to the North Carolinians. A federal appeals court supported Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of an installed capacity requirement in resources.

The article offers information on the security concerns and awareness regarding the effect of hazardous materials on the environment. It defines environmental safety as a personal, corporate, and national concern. It tackles U.S. environmental guide entitled "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods or SW-846," which provides a discussion on how to handle and dispose hazardous wastes properly.

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

Unravels the reasons for the failure of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to regulate hexavalent chromium. Health implications of the substance to workers; Actions taken by OSHA to control the substance; Details on the study of the toxicity of the substance; Health cases related to exposure to the substance.

Reveals that the exposure of cosmeticians, hairdressers and barbers to chemicals in Canada is not covered under the workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS). Common problems for hairdressers from chemical exposures; Rationale behind exempting cosmetics from WHMIS; Definition of the term cosmetic under the Food and Drugs Act.

Focuses on the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final ruling on the Control of Hazardous Energy Sources standard for industrial establishments in the United States. Criteria of lockout/tagout program; Fines; Full employee protection; Energy control protection.

Focuses on the `Report on Carcinogens,' which is issued by the National Toxicology Program, a United States federal research agency. Controversy surrounding the report caused by the inclusion of common substances like saccharin; Request of ten trade associations to Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala not to release the report; The report proposing the first-time listing of 14 compounds.

Reports that Nigerian entrepreneurs are facing the death penalty for inviting European companies to ship toxic waste to Nigeria disguised as edible oil. Criticism of the European Community's waste policy that promotes such business; Letters that have been received by prospective clients; Criticism by Greenpeace over the release of these letters.

Praises a panel, set up by the Australian government, for its recommendations on what the country should do with its toxic waste. Panel rejected the incinerator plan favored by the government; Panel would like to see a suite of smaller technologies that between them could eliminate most of the waste; How the panel went about gathering its information.

Focuses on a report by the Independent Panel on Intractable Wastes set up by the Australian government that considered what to do with Australia's toxic waste. Recommends that Australia should develop a range of technologies that could be tailored to particular properties and characteristics of the waste; Proposal to ban all exports of toxic wastes from Australia while these technologies are being developed is controversial; Under what conditions wastes could be exported.

Reports that starting September 1, 1996, anyone sending a large package abroad through the United States postal system must first certify that it does not contain dangerous materials such as explosives. Hopes that the system will serve as a deterrent to mail-order bombers.

The article reports on a statement issued by the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) in response to the action plan released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are found in a wide range of consumer products.

The article reports on the concerns by four national oil and gas associations, including the American Petroleum Institute Midstream Group regaring the proposed hazardous liquids pipeline management requirements by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The associations argue that some provisions of the proposed rulemaking may hamper successful safety practices, and may limit companies' ability to use their expertise to manage pipeline operations appropriately.

The article discusses issues related to the scope of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) that was conceptualized in the early 2000 by the European Union including the environmental and health benefits on the ramification of the directive.

The article reports on the issuance of the new Hazardous Materials Markings, Labeling and Placarding Guide of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation(DOT).

The article discusses the highlights of the 10th International Conference on "Cleaner Technologies for Textile Processing... For a Greener Tomorrow" held at the Club in Andheri, Mumbai, India in 2013. The conference was organised by the Society of Dyers and Colourists, India (SDC). Seven technical papers on the aspects of cleaner production in the textile industry to meet the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) norms were presented.

The article focuses on U.S. government regulations related to hazardous materials. It cites the different definitions of hazardous materials by various government agencies, such as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). It describes the responsibilities of hazardous materials professionals. It discusses the importance of standardization in the hazardous materials regulations across the world.

The article offers information on the revised hazard alert warning issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on September 22, 2011 that will alert hair salon owners and workers regarding the potential risks of formaldehyde exposure.

The article reports on the letter sent by companies and trade organizations to the incoming U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to seek her approval on the final rule to address the hazardous materials transpiration safety issues by harmonizing the country's regulation on hazardous materials

The article reports on the Safety Advisory issued by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regarding the failure of DOT407 and DOT412 cargo tank motor vehicles by manufacturer Keith Huber Incorporated to comply with Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations.

The article discusses Chemical Review Committee report of the Rotterdam Convention, a multi treaty for sharing the importation responsibilities of hazardous chemicals, and provides information on the convention's history, committee members, and regulations on the guidance documents for carbofuran.

The article focuses on the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which deregulates reclaimed hazardous secondary materials in the U.S. It states that the final rule does not apply to hazardous secondary material which were discerned as solid waste. It also discusses generator-controlled and transfer-based self-enforcing exclusions from the definition of solid waste ruled by the final rule. The new rule allows persons for formal nonwaste selection in different aspects.

The article reports that Integrated Risk Information System of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been added on the list of programs at high risk of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The process for assessing and controlling toxic chemicals is listed because it was at serious risk of becoming obsolete. Moreover, GAO emphasizes that EPA needs to streamline and increase the transparency of the assessment process.

The article reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to create new air emissions for area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from metalcasting facilities. It is stated that the requirement is part of the Urban Air Toxics Strategy of the EPA under the Clean Air Act. The EPA signed the proposed area source rule for nonferrous metalcasters on January 15, 2009 and expects to publish it in the "Federal Register" by the end of January 2009.

Discusses the requirements imposed on the metal finishing industry by three European Directives. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment; Restriction of Hazardous Substances; End of Life Vehicles.

Reports on the compliance by electronics companies with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive implemented by the European Union in 2006. Percentage of electronics providers who expect their products to be fully RoHS-compliant; Compliance with the directive by smaller companies; Factors hindering companies to comply with the policy.

Interviews John Czerniak, a senior safety consultant with the United States National Safety Council, on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard. Intent of the HazCom standard; Features of a written HazCom plan; List of all the hazardous chemicals in the workplace; Need for a Material Safety Data Sheet.