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  2. Process Safety Management (OSHA regulation) - Wikipedia

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    Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals is a regulation promulgated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [1] It defines and regulates a process safety management (PSM) program for plants using, storing, manufacturing, handling or carrying out on-site movement of hazardous materials above defined amount thresholds.

  3. 20 Risky Home Projects You Should Never Try to Do Yourself - AOL

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    Permits are required, and the work must be done to code to pass inspection. The United States has some 45,000 electrical fires a year, according to the National Fire Protection Association, and ...

  4. Permit-to-work - Wikipedia

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    A permit-to-work is not a replacement for robust risk assessment, but can help provide context for the risk of the work to be done. Studies by the U.K. Health and Safety Executive have shown that the most significant cause of maintenance-related accidents in the U.K. chemical industry was a failure to implement effective permit-to-work systems ...

  5. RoHS - Wikipedia

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    The initiative was to limit the amount of hazardous chemicals in electronics. The RoHS 1 directive took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required to be enforced and became a law in each member state. [3] This directive restricts (with exceptions) the use of ten hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical ...

  6. Toxic plastic chemicals number in the thousands, most are ...

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    For the first time, researchers have counted and categorized the many plastic chemicals in the world, finding that many are toxic and unregulated. Toxic plastic chemicals number in the thousands ...

  7. GHS precautionary statements - Wikipedia

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    Precautionary statements form part of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). [1] They are intended to form a set of standardized phrases giving advice about the correct handling of chemical substances and mixtures, which can be translated into different languages.

  8. Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 - Wikipedia

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    The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a United States law, passed by the 94th United States Congress in 1976 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that regulates chemicals not regulated by other U.S. federal statutes, [1] including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals.

  9. The Dirty Secret of Alternative Plastics - AOL

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    The technology exists to make a fully compostable, fully plant-based plastic product, but it is far more expensive than conventional plastics, and does not always work as well, especially if it is ...