NASF Releases Public Policy Update for June 2021
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released its monthly Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of June.
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The National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) Government Affairs team has released an update regarding its engagement during the month of June on an array of new rules and initiatives from Washington D.C.
The update includes the following stories:
- OSHA issues limited emergency COVID workplace standard
- Congress proposes PFAS legislation for surface finishing and other water discharges
- NASF comments on small business impacts of EPA’s n-propyl bromide rule
- California air board phase-out of hexavalent chromium
- President’s goal to increase the number of OSHA inspectors
- EPA to overturn major Trump rollback of Obama-era “Waters of the U.S.” rule
- EPA rescinds Trump administration’s benefit-cost rule for air regulations
The full policy update for NASF members includes a deep dive on OSHA COVID guidance for industries other than healthcare.
This update is courtesy of the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF). For more information or to become a member, visit nasf.org.
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