CALL TO ACTION: If you work with chemicals or in the industrial hygienist industry, we need your help!
Posted on January 19, 2017
The 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) now give EPA some power to protect workers’ safety and health from the harm of toxic chemicals. To take advantage of this new opportunity, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is joining with the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) OHS Section, BlueGreen Alliance, Earthjustice, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH), and the United Steelworkers (USW) to issue this call to action to the occupational health community.
We have a very short window of time to gather stories about exposure and health effects related to the first 10 chemicals that USEPA has prioritized for action under the newly revised TSCA. We are asking everyone who works with chemicals (or who works with workers who work with chemicals) to dedicate a few hours helping with this data collection.
To find out more about how to help Make TSCA Matter for Workers, please sign up for one of two webinars on Thursday, January 26th at 11 am EST Click here to Register! or on Tuesday, January 31st at 4 pm EST Click here to register! The webinars will be recorded. Another way is to just tell us you’re interested in learning more about how to Make TSCA Matter for Workers and we’ll send you the information you’ll need in English and Spanish by January 26th. Request materials here!
For more information about TSCA and EPA’s first 10 chemicals, see NIEHS Worker Training Program factsheet on the TSCA amendments, a lay-friendly description of the first 10 chemicals, a list provided by the Environmental Defense Fund of product examples (and photos), and this link to the EPA website.
Sign up for the webinar, and feel free to share this information with others in the occupational and environmental health community.
In solidarity,
Linda
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