Topic
Hazardous Chemicals
18 published works
HLC - All Publications
Mexico’s Ministry of Labor proposes new rules for handling hazardous chemicals in the workplace
By Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
Mexico’s Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social or “STPS”) prepared the draft NOM-005-STPS-2025, which would update the occupational health and safety requirements applicable to…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Mitigating Chemical Risks in the Hospitality Industry
Quick Hits Hospitality employers routinely use pesticides and other chemicals at the workplace. Under the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, employers may be liable if they fail to address…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
OSHA Updates Its Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Instruction
By By: John D. Surma, Steven Boggins
Quick Hits OSHA recently issued Instruction CPL 02-01-065, updated enforcement guidance related to the Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard. The updated guidance—reorganized and presented in a question-and-answer…
Defense Litigation Insider
EPA Takes First Step to Designate PFAS as Hazardous Chemical Under CERCLA
On August 26, 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed rulemaking to designate two types of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous chemicals” under the Comprehensive Environmental…
Food Safety News
Man jailed for selling potentially deadly DNP to people in the EU and U.S.
A man in England has been jailed for selling a chemical sometimes marketed as a fat burner on the internet. Jack Finney was sentenced at Chester Crown Court to 28…
Food Safety News
PepsiCo shares insights into chemical hazards program
There is not a one size fits all solution when it comes to managing chemical hazards, according to PepsiCo. Alex Mendes, vice president of global food safety and microbiology at…
EHS Law Insights
EPA again rolls back Obama Administration RMP regulations
By Ben H. Patton, Jessica I. Wilson
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a reconsideration rule rescinding many of the agency’s changes and additions made during the Obama administration to strengthen the Risk Management Program…
Food Safety News
Auditors find EU chemical hazards system is ‘overstretched’
The European Union’s system for protecting consumers from chemical hazards in food is overstretched, according to a report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The audit between December 2017…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
Safe Work Australia Guidance Includes Advice on Fine Dusts and Nanomaterials
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
In August 2018, Safe Work Australia (SWA) issued a national guide on classifying hazardous chemicals. SWA intends the guidance for manufacturers and importers of substances, mixtures, and articles who have…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
NIOSH Will Hold Public Meeting and Seeks Comments on Draft CIB on the Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On March 15, 2017, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of a draft Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) entitled The…