NASF Releases Public Policy Update for May 2021
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released its monthly Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of May.
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The National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) Government Affairs team has released an update regarding its engagement during the month of May on an array of new rules and initiatives from Washington D.C. The current administration’s climate change initiative is rolling out, finishers and manufacturers broadly are sounding the alarm on worker availability, and Capitol Hill leaders are jockeying with the White House on both the size of an infrastructure bill as well as whether one can get done at all this year.
The update includes the following stories:
- EPA ramps up regulatory efforts on PFAS
- OSHA’s emergency COVID workplace standard is at the White House for approval
- California advances phase-out of hexavalent chromium
- NASF leaders brief EPA on N-Propyl Bromide rule and Europe on Nickel Coatings
- Form R Toxics Reporting is expanding to include Environmental Justice considerations
This update is courtesy of the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF). For more information or to become a member, visit nasf.org.
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