Chemical Security Act, S. 1602: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session on a Bill to Help Protect the Public Against the Threat of Chemical Attacks, November 14, 2001, Volume 4 |
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Page 107 - know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion" (Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Charles Jarvis, September 28, 1820).
Page 76 - on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). NRDC is a national, non-profit organization of scientists, lawyers, economists, and other environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Founded in 1970, NRDC has more than 500,000 members nationwide, and four national offices in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Page 74 - EPA to take regulatory action to protect against unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment due to the manufacture, import, processing, distribution in commerce, use or disposal of a chemical substance or mixture.
Page 72 - OSHA's Hazard Communication standard requires that the hazards of all chemicals produced or, imported are evaluated, and that information concerning their hazards is transmitted to employers and employees.
Page 50 - It mandates a single, health-based standard for all pesticides in all foods; provides special protections for infants and children; expedites approval of safer pesticides; creates incentives for the development and maintenance of effective crop protection tools for American farmers; and requires periodic re-evaluation of pesticide registrations and tolerances to ensure that the scientific data supporting pesticide registrations will remain
Page 8 - [The prepared statement of Senator Voinovich follows:] Statement of Hon. George V. Voinovich, US Senator from Ohio Thank you,
Page 158 - are prescreened and approved by DOE. In fact, the trucking industry played an integral role in the development of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) Level VI enhanced radioactive transporter inspection criteria, which is specifically designed to afford a high level of driver, vehicle, and load scrutiny prior to the truck leaving the shipper's facility.
Page 57 - the national policy of the United States that pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible
Page 51 - it the national policy of the United States to reduce or eliminate the generation of waste at the source whenever feasible and directs EPA to undertake a multimedia program of information collection, technology transfer, and financial assistance to
Page 159 - for dispatch operations to vehicles in cities and on the road. In addition to requesting their personnel to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement personnel, other examples of actions taken include: • Initiating new background checks through systems