July 2016 Spray 47 Technical • ARR Science Team Industry Research Plan • Identify Further Industry Studies to Protect LVPs/VOCs • Collaborating with CARB staff on CARB Research Plan Studies Fundraising • Continuing fundraising to support ARR activities • Funding ARR Science Research Plan Research • Review and critique UC Davis March 2015 Draft Report on LVP environmental fate modeling study • Model input and parameters • Appropriateness for Southern California, other areas of the state and nationwide • Comprehensive CSPA comments to CARB Steven Andrews, Transportation Regulations Specialist at the U.S. DOT Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) presented DOT PHMSA: Regulation of Aerosol Products. Reverse Logistics pertains to the sending of retail products back to their original facilities. Aerosol products being sent back are usually determined to be “hazardous waste.” It is difficult to train employees of both private retailers (e.g. Walmart) and non-private carriers (e.g. Fed Ex) to be hazmat handlers. Information about transporting hazmat goods must be made accessible to these employees. They don’t need full training and certification, but can rather reference a handbook. Special permits rulemaking is a petition process to reconsider special permits in future rules, such as limited quantities provisions in formulated products. Clive Davies, Chief, EPA Design for the Environment Branch, discussed the new Safer Choice label. For the past 15 years, EPA’s label for safer chemical products has Davies been known as the Design for the Environment (DfE) label. The new Safer Choice label comes Andrews in three variations: standard; an optional label that product manufacturers may use on products designated for businesses, office buildings, sports venues and schools; and fragrance-free labels. Safer Choice and purchasing requirements include Executive Order 13693 for government purchasing as well as state and local procurement guidelines for institutional purchasing. Using Safer Choice products can help maintain LEED Certification, said Davies. To use the label, products must meet the Safer Choice standards. Every chemical ingredient is reviewed for human health and environmental safety. Product level requirements include performance, packaging and ingredient disclosure. Products must also be covered under a Partnership Agreement between the manufacturer and EPA. Label certification is good for three years and must undergo annual audits. Every chemical is evaluated per ingredient class criteria and there is no de minimis for added ingredients. Impurities, residuals, preservatives and stabilizers are all considered and every material, including fragrance material, is disclosed to Safer Choice. More info: www.epa.gov/saferchoice/saferingredients With regard to adding propellants in the Safer Choice Program, Davies said there has to be a demonstrated need: what new functionality would the added propellant bring beyond functionality of currently allowed propellants? Considerations such as flammability (using OSHA/GHS standards), toxicity, degradation and global warming potential must be evaluated to show a propellant meets Safer Choice criteria. Honeywell has submitted its 1234ze propellant, and it is currently being evaluated. Spray The Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) announced Consumer Product Safety Commissioner (CPSC) Ann Marie Buerkle will serve as the foundation’s Honorary Chair, effective immediately. Commissioner Buerkle is a strong advocate of prevention education and awareness in ensuring consumer safety. Through her involvement, ACE looks to further raise the profile of its programs to help amplify its educational messaging to parents and communities across the country on the dangers of misusing and abusing household products. Through their collaborative efforts, ACE and Commissioner Buerkle will work to highlight that proper use, storage and disposal of household products are keys in ensuring the safety of consumers of all ages. Lucille Hu, of Ann Arbor, MI, was named the CSPA’s 2016 Murray Glauberman Scholarship Award recipient in recognition of her outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements. Hu, the 28th student to receive this award, is the daughter of June Du, a scientist at Henkel Corp., a CSPA member company. Since the annual scholarship program began in 1989, CSPA has awarded $224,000 to deserving high school students. Hu will attend Case Western Reserve University, where she plans to pursue a career in health care. Hu says her passion has always been in the health sciences, which is reflected in her extra-curricular experience: having helped conduct head and neck cancer research at the University of Michigan Cancer Center, volunteering at Mott Children’s Hospital and assisting physicians in various specialties. Pictured: Hu (left) receives her award from Jeannene Ackerman, Murray Glauberman Scholarship Selection Committee Chairperson. CSPA Mid-Year Meeting... Continued from p.35
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