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Safety & HandlingFeb 23, 20263 min read

OSHA Expands Testing Lab Recognition for Nemko North America

OSHA has officially granted Nemko North America, Inc. (NNA) an expansion of its scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). The decision, published...

Safety & HandlingFeb 20, 20264 min read

Bipartisan Agreement: EPA Chemical Reviews Under TSCA Are Too Slow

At a January 2026 congressional hearing on potential changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Republican and Democratic lawmakers agreed on one thing: the EPA's...

Safety & HandlingFeb 20, 20264 min read

EPA Plans Sweeping Environmental Deregulation in 2026: What the Chemical Industry Is Watching

The EPA, under Administrator Lee Zeldin, has outlined an aggressive deregulation agenda for 2026 that includes two headline moves: rescinding the agency's 2009 endangerment finding on...

Safety & HandlingFeb 20, 20264 min read

OSHA's Top 10 Workplace Safety Violations: What Chemical Handlers Need to Know

OSHA has released its fiscal year 2024 list of the ten most frequently cited workplace safety violations, covering inspections from October 1, 2023 through September 30,...

Safety & HandlingFeb 20, 20264 min read

PHMSA Seeks Industry Input on Using Electric Vehicles to Transport Hazardous Materials

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a formal request for information on the safety implications of using heavy-duty electric vehicles to transport...

Safety & HandlingFeb 19, 20264 min read

Federal PFAS Rules Are Stalling — But States Are Moving Fast

The federal government is pulling back on PFAS regulation. The EPA has moved to rescind drinking water standards for four PFAS compounds — PFBS, PFHxS, PFNA,...

Safety & HandlingFeb 19, 20263 min read

OSHA Clarifies HazCom Rules: Aerosols Are Not Gases Under Pressure

OSHA has updated Table B.5.1 in Appendix B of the Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom 2012/GHS) to clarify that aerosols and chemicals under pressure should not be...

Safety & HandlingFeb 19, 20263 min read

PHMSA Seeks Public Input on Using Electric Vehicles to Haul Hazardous Materials

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published a formal request for information in the Federal Register, asking the public to weigh in on...

Safety & HandlingFeb 17, 20263 min read

Bipartisan Bills Target DNA Bioweapons Screening and Battery Supply Chain Credits

Congress introduced two bipartisan measures in early February 2026 that could reshape how chemical and materials companies operate. One targets biosecurity gaps in DNA synthesis; the...

Safety & HandlingFeb 16, 20264 min read

Supreme Court Tariff Case Could Reshape Chemical Import Rules for Years

The Supreme Court is reviewing two consolidated lawsuits — Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections — challenging tariffs imposed by President Trump in...

Water & EnvironmentalFeb 16, 20263 min read

EPA Reverses Course on Formaldehyde: Proposes Safe Exposure Threshold for First Time

On December 3, 2025, the EPA released an updated draft risk assessment proposing a fundamental shift in how formaldehyde exposure limits are calculated. For the first...

Safety & HandlingFeb 13, 20264 min read

CFC Replacement Chemicals Are Spreading PFAS Pollution Worldwide, Study Finds

A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters has found that one-third of global atmospheric trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) pollution originates from chemicals that were introduced as...

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