EPA Urged To Unify TSCA Workplace Assessment Model With OSHA Practice

A top union official is urging EPA to follow OSHA’s approach to assessing workplace risks from toxic chemicals rather than “reinventing the wheel” for the TSCA program, saying a new framework would create unnecessary difficulties for employers and workers alike, while other experts warned that contradictory systems will frustrate data-sharing. During an Aug. 25 workshop hosted by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Rebecca Reindel, director of occupational safety and health for AFL-CIO and a former staffer at both EPA...