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EPA Releases Plan for New Health Risk Assessment for Cobalt
EPA released its draft plan for IRIS cancer assessment for inhalation of cobalt that takes a “no safe-level” approach inconsistent with the consensus from other available studies.
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NASF Releases January 2023 Policy Update
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released a Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of January.
Read MoreEPA Pushes Back Timeline for Developing PFAS Effluent Limits
The proposed new metal finishing standards to address PFAS is now being pushed back from August 2024 to December 2024. NASF is discussing with EPA staff the agency’s pending survey of the industry, which will likely be sent to finishing companies by April 2023.
Read MoreOSHA, DOT and EPA Penalties Increase for 2023
The Department of Labor to revise civil penalty amounts for employer OSHA violations.
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California Public Hearing to Decide Fate of Hex Chrome Plating and Anodizing
Metal Finishing Association of California urges all members of the metal finishing community to submit comments prior to the hearing.
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NASF Releases December 2022 Policy Update
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released a Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of December.
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Weiler Abrasives Expands SPOT Safety Training Program
Trainees learn safe, effective use of abrasives and brushes, and ways to identify hazards.
Read MoreEPA Releases New Human Health Assessment for Hexavalent Chromium
EPA has issued its draft IRIS human health assessment of hexavalent chromium. The draft assessment will undergo closer review next year.
Read MoreEPA Issues Guidance for Reducing PFAS in Water Discharge Permits
EPA has issued guidance to states and POTWs on how it can use existing permit authorities to reduce PFAS in water discharges.
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Episode 27: 2022 — The Year in Review
On the Line looks back at the podcast’s best finishing industry episodes of 2022.
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