Tag: California

New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and the Future of Toxicology: Why Industry Should Be Paying Attention

Jon Redmond /June 10, 2026

For decades, toxicology has relied heavily on animal testing to evaluate chemical safety and support regulatory decision-making. In recent years, increasing attention has been given to a broad range of…

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OEHHA Proposes Listing Welding Fumes Under California Proposition 65

Jon Redmond /June 9, 2026

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued a Notice of Intent to list welding fumes as a chemical known to the State of California to cause…

Cal/OSHA Advises Employers to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke

Jon Redmond /April 17, 2026

  In Southern California, early April marked the start of wildfire season with two significant blazes: the Springs Fire in Riverside County and the smaller but still destructive Crown Fire…

RHP Scientists Present New Findings on Microplastics Exposure and Human Health

Jon Redmond /March 4, 2026

  RHP Risk Management’s Ashish Jachak, PhD, MBA presented on RHP scientists’ latest advances in microplastics research at the 2026 Microplastics and Nanoplastics Exposure and Human Health Conference in Santa Fe,…

What is Cal OSHA Proposed Rule for Indoor Heat?

Jon Redmond /July 2, 2024

Cal OSHA’s newly proposed indoor heat rule, “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” (Title 8, section 3396), has moved closer to approval and has potential for most California employers…