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Tips for Choosing Abrasive Blasting Safety Equipment and Safety Procedures

Selecting new blasting equipment? Lane Barnholtz of Clemco Industries, manufacturer of air-powered abrasive blasting equipment, offers insights for choosing the correct equipment for your needs.

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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Criticizes Draft EPA PFAS Documents Over Lack of Transparency

Scientific panel questions EPA’ s scientific data and conclusions to support drinking water standard for PFOS and PFOA.

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NASF Washington Forum, April 4-6, 2022

The National Assn. for Surface Finishing Washington Forum will be held April 4-6, 2022 in Pentagon City, VA. 

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Supreme Court Reviews OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Vaccine Standard

The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument on OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine, Testing and Face Coverings and issues temporary stay.

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EPA Submits for White House Review its Proposed Rule to List PFOS and PFOA as Hazardous Substance under CERCLA

EPA submitted proposed a rule to list PFOS and PFOA as Superfund hazardous substances to the White House for review.  The rule could subject PFOS and PFOA to release reporting and cleanup cost recovery requirements.

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Wisconsin State Agency Recommends Stringent Groundwater Standard for Hexavalent Chromium

New standard for hexavalent chromium in groundwater is several orders of magnitude more stringent that existing federal and state standard.

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EPA Adds N-Propyl Bromide to Hazardous Air Pollutants List

The first new chemical since the Clean Air Act Amendments were passed in 1990 is added to the list of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

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NASF Releases January 2022 Policy Update

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 January.

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Episode 15: The Quest to Make Chrome Safe

In this episode of On the Line, we hear about a new non-aqueous trivalent chromium chemistry.

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The Year in Review

Products Finishing offers a look back at some of the most noteworthy finishing industry stories from 2021.

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