SNURS For those who were originally going to be affected by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) published in the federal register on June 20, 2023, which covered 18 chemical substances, you no longer must …
Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail For those of you who have been following Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) by Rail rule its been quite the journey thus far. Recently on June 23, 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline …
SNUR On June 13, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule issuing its significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, the new SNUR applies to certain chemical substances that were subject …
Site-Specific Targeting Recently The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a National News Release updating its inspection program which focusses on establishments with the highest rate of injuries and illnesses based on submitted data …
Understanding Reverse Logistic and Returning Hazardous Materials For most of us in the industry we fall under the definition of a hazmat employee or hazmat shipper and fall under the training requirement listed under 49 CFR § 172.704 and never …
Submission Period Change On May 13, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) published its interim final rule amending the data submission period for manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The Reporting period now begins April 13, 2026, …
Injury Tracking Application (ITA) Data Some of you may or may not know this, but you can review the data collected on the OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 forms submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) through its …
Make America Healthy Again While not necessarily a regulation change as of yet, the U.S Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced its decision to review the …
Postponement of Effectiveness Back in December of 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule for Trichloroethylene (TCE) under its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). As of March 21, 2025, further postponement of certain conditions imposed on uses …
Pipeline Safety Management System On March 25, 2025, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released a Notice; issuance of advisory bulletin in the Federal Register to promote the implementation of a pipeline safety management …