Regulatory authorities

OSHA personnel or other federal, state, or loeal ageneies with regulatory authority  

The working group takes comments into consideration in preparing a revised draft. The topic leader must be a representative of a regulatory authority at this stage. 

Do employee exposures to hazardous agents exceed applicable occupational exposure limits, including those of the ACGIH and the applicable local regulatory authority If yes, explain. 

A final recommendation and proposed implementation date are circulated to the relevant regulatory authorities. 

This requires agreement from the Steering Gommittee, which then signs off the draft and releases it to the three regulatory authorities. 

An important aspect of environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations is enforcement. Eederal, state, and local regulatory authorities usually have large enforcement sections. In the environmental area, compliance audits are usually conducted aimually. OSHA, both federal and state, usually audits based on a faciHty s accident/incident rate. 

Tlie views expressed in this chapter are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or the opinions of the Medicines Control Agency, other regulatory authorities or any of dieir advisory committees. 

The Chemical Abstracts Services Registry Number and lUPAC nomenclature for PVP are [9003-39-8] and l-ethenyl-2-pyrrohdinone homopolymer, respectively however, it is known by a variety of approved names by foreign and domestic regulatory authorities. For example  

Under certain situations, for specific equipment configurations, it may be possible to safely operate above the NFPA limit of 60% of the LFL. If this method of operation is to be considered, system-specific test data should be generated which demonstrates dial the combusdble concentradon can be controlled in a safe manner, and only then in consultadon with appropriate company and (where required) regulatory authorities. 

Reportable releases under CERCLA must be reported to the National Response Center, at (800) 424-8802. Reporting under EPCRA requires notifying the facihty s LEPC (or relevant local emergency response personnel if there is no LEPC) and the SERC of any state likely to be affected. If a faciUty is near the border of another state, that state may have to be notified as well. Notification is required to be immediate, which is usually defined as within 30 minutes of the release. State or local authorities may have additional or different reporting requirements. Eailure to report release in a timely manner can result in severe penalties from the regulatory authorities. 

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