Tag: chemicals

Cannabis Legislation Taking Effect in 2024 Includes Focus on Worker Safety and Employment Discrimination

Jon Redmond /January 8, 2024

The turn of the New Year has put new legislation into effect for the cannabis industry. Ohio joins 23 other states (and Washington D.C.) that have authorized cannabis for adult use,…

New Skin Notation Profile Focuses on Flavoring Compounds

Jon Redmond /January 11, 2023

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a new skin notation profile for the flavoring compound diacetyl and its substitute, 2,3-pentanedione and other various chemicals. In the  profile…

Changes within the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Jon Redmond /September 19, 2022

Changes within the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – Perrin Conferences National Asbestos Conference Ben Heckman, CIH, MPH moderated a panel of experts on the changes within TSCA last week…

EPA Policy to Include All Exposures in Review of New Chemicals

Jon Redmond /September 8, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its policy to discontinue the use of exposure modeling thresholds when assessing the health and environment risks of new chemicals under the Toxic…

National Asbestos Litigation Conference: Toxic Substances Control Act

Jon Redmond /August 29, 2022

Join experts for a  panel on the changes within the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on Thursday, September 15 from 9:00-10:00am EST at the Perrin Conferences National Asbestos Litigation Conference…