Folks, EPA’s Hazard Summary for vinyl chloride is attached. I thought it would be of interest to this group as a reference, especially after reading the news report below. One glaring mis-statement below (see yellow highlight) is the implication that the water smelled funny, supposedly because it contained vinyl chloride. According to EPA, and ATSDR, [...]
To VI HSE Committee, The attached summary from Keller and Heckman indicates that Cal-OSHA has lowered the priority of classifying PVC dust from priority 1 down to priority 2 on the advice of its Health Effects Advisory Committee. This is positive news and will put off for an indefinite period the review of PVC dust [...]
To VI Eco-Standards Council: This is a reminder for our April 6 monthly conference call scheduled for 10:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT – (please note the call in coordinates: 1-888-204-5987, code 7932039#). Here is the tentative agenda that we will follow to organize the discussion. Topic leaders are suggested, but everyone should be encouraged [...]
To VI Eco-Standards Council, Attached for your information is ACC’s Plastics Division March, 2017 newsletter. A variety of topics are covered and if there are any that you would like to discuss further, please bring them forward on Thursday’s VI Eco-Standard April call. Thanks, Rich Attached please find the latest newsletter (March 2017) from the [...]
To VI HSE Committee, Attached for your review and reference is information related to NIOSH Occupational Exposure Banding Process being proposed to modernize the criteria for OEL and to update those OEL’s considered to be out of date. This is an important process which has potential to impact our industry. Thank you to Larry Halprin [...]
To VI HSE Committee, In case you are not already aware, EPA’s delay of the effective date of its RMP rule until February 2019 will be published in Monday’s Federal Register. I will provide additional information as it becomes available. Also attached as a courtesy from American Chemistry Council are two Petitions for Reconsideration on [...]
To VI HSE Committee, Attached are VI’s comments to the Department of Commerce in response to their request for information about regulatory burdens and streamlining Federal agency regulations on manufacturing. Also attached is the DOC Federal Register notice in response to the President’s memo on streamlining Federal regulations. VI filed two sets of comments. The [...]
To VI Eco-Standards Council: This is a reminder for tomorrow's monthly conference call scheduled for 10:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT – (please note the call in coordinates: 1-888-204-5987, code 7932039#). Here is the tentative agenda that we will follow to organize the discussion. Topic leaders are suggested, but everyone should be encouraged to [...]
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