by Brianna Crandall — February 1, 2013—ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, recently released a statement reminding its constituents and professionals in related fields that a number of regulatory changes of particular concern to the cleaning industry have recently taken effect or will do so in the coming months. ISSA Environmental Services and Legislative Affairs Director Bill Balek compiled a list of some of the main regulatory changes that will have an impact on chemical cleaning products as well as those who manufacture, distribute, and apply those products in 2013.
- Changes to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Transportation regulations concerning hazmat shipping paper descriptions and the Consumer Commodity (ORM-D) exemption;
- Amendments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) volatile organic compound (VOC) regulations;
- Addition of diethanolamine, benzophenone, coconut oil diethanolamine condensate (cocamide diethanolamine), and 2-methylimidazole to the list of California Proposition 65 (or “Prop 65,” formally titled “The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986”) chemicals requiring warnings or removal of the chemicals; and
- The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard.
For the complete description of these regulatory changes, visit the ISSA Today publication online.
For more information about the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), see “GHS: Are You Ready?” on FMLink.
