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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Releases Memorandum Providing Additional Context on Occupational Exposure Data for DEHP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 28, 2025, the release of a memorandum with additional context on occupational exposure data for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). According to EPA, the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Pest Practices: EPA Uses FIFRA to Adopt Additional Operational and Workplace Controls on Ethylene Oxide

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Having adopted stringent air emission controls on commercial sterilizers that use ethylene oxide (EtO), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now adopted further controls on workplace exposure to EtO, including...more

Marshall Dennehey

Claimant’s Evidence Satisfied the Three-prong Test to Support the Section 301(F) Presumption That a Firefighter’s Chronic Myeloid...

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Borough of Hollidaysburg v. Paul Detwiler (WCAB); No. 739 C.D. 2023; Filed November 19, 2024; Judge Wolf - The claimant was a firefighter who developed chronic myeloid leukemia that was diagnosed in 2014. He learned his...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA Finalizes Workplace Control Requirements for Carbon Tetrachloride

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to protect workers from exposure to carbon tetrachloride (CTC), 40 C.F.R Part 751, Subpart H. This final rule, published on December 18, 2024, aligns with...more

Baker Donelson

Six Sizzling Ways to Beat the OSHA Heat This Summer

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The summer heat is in full swing and so are ramped-up compliance efforts from OSHA. This alert provides you with six quick tips to help avoid and minimize any "heat" from OSHA this summer....more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

[Webinar] The Impact of New TSCA Regs on OSHA Chemical Safety Enforcement - October 22nd, 1:00 pm ET

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Although this is the OSHA webinar series, in this webinar, we’ll be analyzing the intersection of EPA’s new Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) chemical exposure limits and OSHA enforcement of workplace chemical exposure....more

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OSHA Enforcement: Atlanta, Georgia Chemical Manufacturer Proposed Penalty Assessment

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a March 8 news release and link to a Citation and Notice of Penalty for Southern Industrial Chemicals Inc. South Industrial Chemicals Inc. is stated to be...more

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Arizona Gets to Keep Its State-Operated Workplace Safety and Health Program

On February 15, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew its proposed rule that would have revoked the final approval status of Arizona’s state plan for occupational safety and health. The...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

NDAttention – National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Adds Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals to TRI

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) was signed into law, including provisions for adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the EPA’s...more

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