This site contains information and news updates regarding the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). TSCA is a key Federal regulation companies must comply with to remain TSCA compliant. As a consultant, I can assist with TSCA needs from general TSCA consulting, TSCA compliance assistance, and perform TSCA audits in Connecticut, Massachusettes, Rhode Island, and across the United States.
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Summary of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(from EPA)
The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures. Certain substances are generally excluded from TSCA, including, among others, food, drugs, cosmetics and pesticides.
TSCA addresses the production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and ,lead-based paint; however, this site will not focus on these aspects of TSCA.
Various sections of TSCA provide authority to:
For all news updates click HERE.
Summary of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(from EPA)
The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures. Certain substances are generally excluded from TSCA, including, among others, food, drugs, cosmetics and pesticides.
TSCA addresses the production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and ,lead-based paint; however, this site will not focus on these aspects of TSCA.
Various sections of TSCA provide authority to:
- Require, under Section 5, pre-manufacture notification for "new chemical substances" before manufacture
- Require, under Section 4, testing of chemicals by manufacturers, importers, and processors where risks or exposures of concern are found
- Issue Significant New Use Rules (SNURs), under Section 5, when it identifies a "significant new use" that could result in exposures to, or releases of, a substance of concern.
- Maintain the TSCA Inventory, under Section 8, which contains more than 83,000 chemicals. As new chemicals are commercially manufactured or imported, they are placed on the list.
- Require those importing or exporting chemicals, under Sections 12(b) and 13, to comply with certification reporting and/or other requirements.
- Require, under Section 8, reporting and record-keeping by persons who manufacture, import, process, and/or distribute chemical substances in commerce.
- Require, under Section 8(e), that any person who manufactures (including imports), processes, or distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and who obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment to immediately inform EPA, except where EPA has been adequately informed of such information.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
EPA Stops the Importation of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins
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