EPA Sets Enforcement Priorities
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance (OECA) has issued a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for its FY 2002 and 2003 enforcement priorities. The MOA outlines six priority areas on which the agency will focus enforcement efforts in the upcoming months.
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OSHA Issues Dip Tank Ruling

On March 23, OSHA issued an interpretive ruling confirming that its new Dip Tank Rule does apply to sink-on-a-drum style parts cleaners. The rule, codified at 29 CFR 1910.123, applies when a dip tank contains a liquid other than water and when the liquid in the tank or its vapor is used to clean, coat, alter the surface, or change the character of an object.
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Fiberglass MACT Proposed

EPA has proposed a rule to reduce emissions of toxic air pollutants during the production of reinforced plastic composite (fiberglass) products. The proposed Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standard was published in the Federal Register on July 3.
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