EPA Declines To Defer To OSHA Rules In TSCA Existing Chemical Reviews

EPA is planning to consider workers' exposures to existing chemicals when it assesses substances' risks for possible regulation under the revised toxics law, noting that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has acknowledged that its exposure limits for many chemicals are “outdated and inadequate.” But in a statement to Inside EPA , EPA says that it will confer with OSHA before it imposes any new requirements. “Given that OSHA recognizes that many of its permissible exposure limits (PELs) are [...