The Ability to Respond to Toxic Chemical Emergencies: Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, February 18, 1985--Newark, NJ. |
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Page 184 - Secretary, to restrain any conditions or practices in any place of employment which are such that a danger exists which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by this Act.
Page 15 - Equipment 38: Measuring, Analyzing, and Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical, and Optical Goods; Watches and Clocks 39: Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries E.
Page 171 - Any person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and who obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment...
Page 152 - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA...
Page 15 - Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products Major Group 33. Primary metal industries Major Group 34. Fabricated metal products, except machinery and transportation equipment Major Group 35. Machinery, except electrical Major Group 36. Electrical and electronic machinery, equipment, and supplies Major Group 37. Transportation equipment Major Group 38.
Page 54 - Agency, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Science Foundation and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Page 15 - Major Group 44. Water transportation Major Group 45. Transportation by air Major Group 46. Pipe lines, except natural gas Major Group 47. Transportation services Major Group 48. Communication Major Group 49. Electric, gas, and sanitary services Division F. Wholesale trade Major Group 50. Wholesale trade — durable goods Major Group 51.
Page 52 - Director of the Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) , and in that capacity I had overall responsibility for a major portion of NIOSH' s activities in the field of occupational disease epidemiology.
Page 15 - Division D. Manufacturing Major Group 20. Food and kindred products Major Group 21. Tobacco manufactures Major Group 22. Textile mill products Major Group 23. Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials Major Group 24. Lumber and wood products, except furniture Major Group 25. Furniture and fixtures Major Group 26. Paper and allied products Major Group 27.
Page 179 - DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS FEBRUARY 18, 1985 Mr.