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 202 - 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 17 - Equipment 38: Measuring, Analyzing, and Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical, and Optical Goods; Watches and Clocks 39: Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries E.
Page 189 - 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 166 - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA...
Page 191 - President determines that there may be an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or the environment because of an actual or threatened release of a hazardous substance from a facility...
Page 17 - 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 60 - 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 17 - 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 58 - 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 17 - 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.