EPA says its decision to shift its assessment of formaldehyde from its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program, known for its conservative and broad hazard assessments, to its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) program, which is likely to narrow any assessment, is justified because it could result in new rules.
A federal court in Oklahoma has agreed to a joint request from OSHA and industry groups to review the agency's revised recordkeeping and reporting rule, opening the door to a court split on the issue as another court in Washington, DC, prepares to review competing claims over the rule from state officials and citizen groups.
A Marine Corps veteran asking the Supreme Court to scrap its practice of deferring to OSHA and other agencies on their regulatory interpretations says the justices should reject the Trump administration’s push for a scaled-back deference doctrine, arguing such an outcome would have “bizarre, if not destructive” consequences.
A coalition convened by NIOSH is calling for more research to limit workplace harms for firefighters, law enforcement and other public safety workers, prioritizing research on ways to reduce chronic and infectious diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, motor vehicle injuries and workplace violence, an issue that Democrats are also seeking to address.
With the backing of the Labor Department, major manufacturing and agriculture industry groups are asking a federal judge to resume their stayed litigation challenging OSHA's reporting and recordkeeping rule, with the industry groups signaling that the Trump administration rollback of the Obama-era measure they originally challenged did not go far enough.
With the backing of the Labor Department, major manufacturing and agriculture industry groups are asking a federal judge to resume their stayed litigation challenging OSHA's reporting and recordkeeping rule, with the industry groups signaling that the Trump administration rollback of the Obama-era measure they originally challenged did not go far enough.
Groups representing major industries are urging EPA to quickly finalize its rollback of an Obama administration rule that strengthened the Risk Management Plan (RMP) facility accident prevention program, fearing expected litigation over the rollback could extend beyond some of the existing RMP rule’s compliance deadlines.
House Democrats appear likely to step up their oversight of EPA’s implementation of the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) after the agency sidestepped their calls to ban workplace uses of methylene chloride in paint strippers, an action they said would not protect workers.
House Democrats appear likely to step up their oversight of EPA’s implementation of the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) after the agency sidestepped their calls to ban workplace uses of methylene chloride in paint strippers, an action they said would not protect workers.
Facing widespread criticism that its first-time ban on consumer uses of paint strippers containing methylene chloride does not protect workers, the agency's top toxics official is leaving the door open to taking future action to limit workplace risks under the revised toxics law though she stopped short of pledging to ban the chemical's commercial uses that many critics are seeking.