Chemical Regulation Reporter® Index-Summary

Occupational safety and health

– Asbestos

– Bayer CropScience pesticide plant explosion and fire, OSHA issues proposed penalties, 223; Coast Guard and CSB agree on details of public hearing presentation, 382; investigators say safety lapses led to thermal runaway reaction, 405
– Beryllium, Stennis Space Center workers may not pursue personal injury claims for alleged exposure without showing compensable injury under state law (5th Cir.), 89
– Canada to require companies to report use, quantities, and toxicity of nanomaterials, 91
– Carbon nanotubes, NIOSH researchers demonstrate that multi-walled carbon nanotubes can penetrate lining of lungs, 299
– Chemical accident reporting, industry groups urge CSB not to burden companies with comprehensive requirements, 834
– Control banding, NIOSH analysis urges employers and OSHA to adopt alternative strategy, 866
– DBCP

– – Central American banana farm workers may split up class action suits to avoid federal court jurisdiction (C.D. Cal.), 306
– – Dole Food, 2 suits by Nicaraguan banana plantation workers dismissed (Cal. Super. Ct.), 435; contempt hearing set for attorney accused of filing fraudulent pesticide exposure claims, 727

– Diacetyl

– – Givaudan Flavors, chemical suppliers cannot be held liable for failing to warn flavoring plant workers because employer considered sophisticated user (Ohio Ct. App.), 1000
– – Small Business Advocacy Review Panel recommends OSHA exempt naturally occurring chemical from rule, 698; NIOSH begins work on criteria documents, 743

– Ethylene oxide, OSHA guide for small businesses, In Brief, 778
– Ferox, dismissal of ship captain's personal injury suit finds no support for medical expert's assertion of link between workplace exposure and bladder cancer (5th Cir.), 463
– Formaldehyde, industrial workers with high-intensity exposures at increased risk of cancer, NCI study finds, 539
– GHS, OSHA proposes aligning hazard communication standard with international criteria, 969; OSHA could finalize proposal soon, 996
– Herbicides, no evidence links tree trimmer's death to exposure to Dow products (4th Cir.), 389
– Highly hazardous chemicals, OSHA launches one-year pilot national emphasis program for process safety management, 766
– Hydrogen sulfide, industrial worker's suit presented insufficient expert evidence to link exposure to alleged brain injury (D. Neb.), 842
– Metalworking fluids, group of former GM plant workers may not pursue product liability and failure to warn claims against bulk chemical supplier (Mich. Ct. App.), 199
– MSDS

See Material safety data sheets (MSDS)

– Nanocyl^® NC 7000, inhalation test results justify strict industrial hygiene measures, researchers say, 721; interest group claims study illustrates weakness in TSCA, 722
– Nanotechnology

See Nanotechnology

– Pesticides

– – Applicators at risk of blood disorder from exposure to certain chemicals, NCI study finds, 624
– – Fines against Puerto Rican farm operation upheld (1st Cir.), 257

– Proposition 65, chemicals identified in worker safety standards as carcinogens and reproductive hazards must be listed without further scientific review (Cal. Super. Ct.), 457; state agency proposes adding 30 chemicals to list, 620
– Reactive chemicals, OSHA begins revising process safety rule after T2 Labs explosion report released by CSB, 942
– Soil fumigant pesticides, EPA issues final safety measures to protect farm workers and bystanders, 545
– Solo Cup faces OSHA penalties for alleged deficiencies in process safety management program, 746
– UK report examines nanoparticles that may have asbestos-like effects, 111
– Vinyl chloride, sophisticated user defense allowed in lawsuit filed by family of deceased Gencorp plant worker (S.D.W.Va.), 922
– Wynnewood Refining willfully violated process safety standard under OSHA (10th Cir.), 891

Octa-BDE

See Octabromodiphenyl ether (32536-52-0)

Octabromodiphenyl ether (32536-52-0)

– Risk management, EPA announces initial list of chemicals of concern, 970

[1R-(1a,4ab,10aa)]-4-[[[1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,10a-Octahydro-1,4a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethyl)-1-phenanthrenyl]methyl](3-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)amino]-2-butanone (70776-86-2)

– Canada finds substance not of concern for toxicity, 792

Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (556-67-2)

– Canada, environment and health agencies publish draft order proposing designation as toxic, 511

N-Octylbicycloheptene dicarboximide (7786-80-3)

– Fatal home treatment incident, Or. pest control firm to pay fine to resolve 7 alleged violations of FIFRA, 437

Ohio

– Asbestos

– – “Take home” or “bystander” exposure suits against property owners barred (Ohio Ct. App.), 178
– – Widow of mesothelioma victim did not put forth sufficient evidence of exposure during 4-month period of working on particular ship (N.D. Ohio), 359

– C-8 in drinking water, Du Pont Washington Works facility, EPA lowers action level for bottled water in Parkersburg area supplies, 249; interest group calls on EPA to apply stricter standards, 301
– Diacetyl, chemical suppliers cannot be held liable for failing to warn flavoring plant workers because employer considered sophisticated user (Ohio Ct. App.), 1000
– Great Lakes issues

See generally Great Lakes

– Lead paint, state public nuisance claim against 10 manufacturers withdrawn (Ohio Ct. C.P.), In Brief, 162
– SO2, 3 sulfuric acid manufacturers to pay civil penalties and invest in pollution controls to lower emissions (N.D. Ohio), 45

Oil and gas

– Brown & Bryant agricultural chemical distribution Superfund site, arranger liability doctrine under CERCLA misapplied (U.S., rvs and rem), 460
– Chevron Phillips Chem., Baytown plant, Sierra Club and local interest group allege ozone and air toxics emissions violations (S.D. Tex.), 840
– France, Total Oil to stand trial over 2001 fatal explosion at AZF fertilizer factory in Toulouse, 230
– Hazardous waste, Marine Shale site, La. regulators agree to oversee study and possible further cleanup at former oil field waste processing plant, 383
– Oil spills

See Oil spills

– Refineries

See Refineries

– Shell Oil, air pollution

– – Deer Park facility to pay Tex. fine for failing to prevent unauthorized emissions, 808
– – “Upset” emissions, firm agrees to settle CAA citizens' suit at Houston area plant (S.D. Tex.), 410

– Waste oil

See Used oil

Oil of cedar wood

See Cedarwood oil (8000-27-9)

Oil of mirbane

See Nitrobenzene (98-95-3)

Oil of vitriol

See Sulfuric acid (7664-93-9)

Oil spills

– Exemptions to federal spill prevention rules, EPA extends effective date to review final SPCC rule, 133; EPA delaying effective date for amendments, 329
– Explorer Pipeline agrees to pay CWA penalty for rupture that contaminated Turkey Creek and surrounding areas with jet fuel (S.D. Tex.), 35
– Leak-detection devices for oil-carrying single-hull vessels, Coast Guard cancels rule requiring installation, 36
– Prudhoe Bay pipeline spills, federal and state authorities file civil complaints against BP Exploration (D. Alaska)(Alaska Super. Ct.), 343

Oklahoma

– Tort reform measure addresses medical evidence for asbestos claims, class action caps, and noneconomic damages for personal injury cases, 576

OMB

See Management and Budget Office (OMB)

Oregon

– DecaBDE, governor signs ban, In Brief, 654
– Hazardous waste, governor signs measure establishing pilot program to require paint manufacturers to manage leftover paint, 767
– Pesticides

– – Conquer and Uld-bp-100, pest control firm to pay fine to resolve 7 alleged violations of FIFRA in fatal home treatment incident, 437
– – Reporting, state program in jeopardy due to lack of funding, 92; state legislature approves measure to eliminate funding for program, 594; funding ended, In Brief, 686

– Toxic substances, environment agency releases draft list of 140 pollutants as part of long-term pollution reduction plan, 568; environment agency releases draft proposal for determining trigger levels, 893
– Water pollution, state lists priority persistent pollutants with documented adverse effects on human health, wildlife, and aquatic life, 282

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

– Biotechnology, report advises nations to increase investment in projects involving alternative energy and sustainable agriculture, 628
– Green growth strategy, OECD ministers issue policy statement, 685
– Nanotechnology

– – Global database on nanomaterial safety research launch, In Brief, 345
– – Occupational safety, OECD report analyzes lack of standards for measuring techniques for workplace exposure, 408

– Penta-BDE, report recommends member states study exposure, absorption, and safety data, 159
– Test methods and procedures

– – Chemical testing guideline list update, In Brief, 345
– – Environmental fate, EPA harmonizes updated guidelines for pesticides and industrial chemicals, 378
– – Health and environmental effects, group adopts 10 new test guidelines and 6 updated guidelines, 916

Organotin compounds

– Public health, agricultural pesticides attack proteasome in humans, researchers find, 233

OSTP

See White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

Oxirane

See Ethylene oxide (75-21-8)

a-[(13Z)-1-Oxo-13-docosen-1-yl]-w-[[(13Z)-1-oxo-13-docosen-1-yl]oxy]-poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) (56565-72-1)

– SNUR, EPA issues direct final rule, 913; correction, 944

Oxybenzene

See Phenol (108-95-2)

4,4´-Oxybisbenzenesulfonyl hydrazide (80-51-3)

– Proposition 65, Cal. proposes listing as reproductive toxicant, 620

Oxygen (7782-44-7)

– Shell Chem. Yabucoa agrees to pay penalty and invest in pollution control and monitoring improvements to settle CWA suit (D.C.P.R.), 48

Ozone (10028-15-6)

– Stratospheric layer protection

See Montreal Protocol

Ozone-depleting substances

– Aerosol coatings NESHAP, EPA withdraws final rule providing 6-month extension for compliance with VOCs emissions standards, 8; EPA proposes expanded list of VOCs, 327; EPA adds 128 chemicals to list of controlled ozone-depleting substances, 641
– Asthma inhaler propellants

See Asthma inhalers

– Automotive refrigerants, Cal. approves program to reduce GHG emissions, 113
– Canada to develop and implement rules to manage collection and disposal of unwanted products, 570
– CFCs

See Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

– Halon-1301, EPA exempts imports used in aircraft fire suppression systems from petition process, 252
– International agreements

See Montreal Protocol

– Methyl bromide

See Methyl bromide (74-83-9)

– Nitrous oxide

See Nitrous oxide (10024-97-2)

– SNAP program, EPA approves 8 alternatives for use in refrigeration, fire suppression systems, and foam blowing, 5; EPA approves 7 new substances for use, 974
– Sulfuryl fluoride

See Sulfuryl fluoride