Attorney Sees ‘Big Change’ From Rule Tightening TSCA Worker Protections

An industry attorney says employers are facing a “big change” in the worker safeguards required by EPA’s significant new use rules (SNURs) for chemical safety after that agency adopted a new policy tightening several elements of the rules, including adoption of a hierarchy of controls model long favored by OSHA. During an Aug. 10 webinar hosted by the law firm Keller and Heckman, partner James Votaw reiterated recent industry warnings that EPA’s move to ensure that SNUR guidelines adhere to...