Regulatory Update: Chrome Air, Inspections and More

Date: October 24, 2016
Category: Regulation

These are just a few examples of what NASF is doing to monitor and help influence regulations that affect your business every day. Take a peek at the updates below and be sure to visit again soon to stay up-to-date on the latest regulatory changes.

Latest Chrome Air Regulations:

These new lower limits are a result of our industry already doing a good job with existing regulations; regulators took note and concluded the limits should be much lower. Even at that, these new lower limits can be achieved with the use of current technology fume suppressants. Problems arise because our government has banned the use of PFOS fume suppressants as of September 2015. Replacement fume suppressants will lower surface tension but not emissions, so this is a huge fight that NASF is waging on behalf of our membership.

Legislation has just passed allowing a third party union representative to accompany an OSHA inspector into your building during an OSHA inspection, even if you are a non-union shop. NASF is fighting against this policy for our members.

Global Harmonized System:

This is a good thing! NASF can help get you up to speed on complying with this complex issue.

RCRA Industrial Wipes:

NASF was instrumental in getting solvent contaminated industrial wipes excluded from regulation as a hazardous waste.

Electroless nickel has recently become regulated by the Federal Drug Administration, as the sodium hypophosphite in your EN bath can be used in making illicit drugs. So far, it is only impacting manufacturers, but NASF is carefully watching to make sure it doesn’t spread to the metal finishing community at large.

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