September 16, 2026

EPA Sees Risk To Workers From Flame Retardant Not Regulated By OSHA

By Lara Beaven
June 15, 2026 at 05:55 PM
EPA has preliminarily identified three conditions of use (COUs) of a wildly used flame retardant known TBBPA that pose unreasonable risks to workers, which if finalized could set first-time occupational limits for a chemical that OSHA has not regulated.

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