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Toxins That Can Help Us

Over many years, well-regarded AESF/NASF contributor Jack Dini wrote a series of fascinating columns to Plating & Surface Finishing, under the title Fact or Fiction?.  He hasn’t slowed down in 2021.  Here, he notes that more research studies are revealing that a little bit of some toxins can be quite helpful to human health. The following shows a number of examples.  

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Electroplating

California Metal Finishers React to Proposed Hex Chrome Regulations

California Air Resources Board proposes aggressive deadlines for a transition from hexavalent chromium plating to trivalent chromium.

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regulation

NASF Releases Public Policy Update for May 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 May.

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regulation

California Rule to Transition Hexavalent Chromium Processes to Trivalent Chromium

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposes agressive deadlines for transitioning to trivalent chromium.

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regulation

OSHA Sends COVID Emergency Temporary Workplace Standard (ETS) to White House for Final Review

OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) has been submitted to the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

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regulation

NASF Provides Technical Input to Danish EPA on Nickel Coatings

The NASF has provided information on nickel-free coatings and the use of nickel in coatings for a project for the Danish EPA.

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regulation

EPA Announces Plan to Update Toxics Release Inventory to Advance Environmental Justice

EPA to take steps under the Toxics release Inventory (TRI) to advance Environmental Justice, improve transparency for environmental information.

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regulation

EPA Announces Formation of PFAS Council

The EPA will form a council devoted to addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in an effort to escalate the Agency’s work on the issue. 

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regulation

EPA to Move Forward on Proposed Rule for N-Propyl Bromide

Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel to discuss EPA’s potential proposed rulemaking for n-propyl bromide (1-Bromopropane) under TSCA §6(a).

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Reinvigorating the Workforce

Do education and outreach hold the key to solving manufacturing’s workforce problem?

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