EPA Completes TSCA Risk Evaluation of Asbestos, to Address Risks Within 2 Years
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a Toxic Substances Control Act risk evaluation of chrysotile asbestos, it said in a notice published Jan. 4. The agency found unreasonable risks from all consumer uses of chrysotile asbestos, as well as unreasonable…
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risks to workers from chrysotile asbestos used in chlor-alkali diaphragms, sheet gaskets, brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes/linings, other vehicle friction products, and other gaskets, including workers nearby but not in direct contact with chrysotile asbestos. Under TSCA, EPA now has two years to take action to address those risks, and if it does states will no longer be able to enact state-level restrictions on these uses of chrysotile asbestos, with some exceptions for state laws that are grandfathered in (see 1706260025). EPA intends to conduct a second risk evaluation for legacy asbestos uses and associated disposals of asbestos, it said.