A background briefing memorandum for an upcoming hearing on the Assignment

A background briefing memorandum for an upcoming hearing on the proposed Safe Chemicals Act, - Assignment Example The Congress passed the (TSCA) Toxic Substances Control Act in 1976 to accredit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regiment chemicals that were potentially arbitrary risks to the environment and health of human beings. Whether or not the TSCA submits the EPA with sufficient tools to protect human health and the environment against exposure to chemical pollution is questionable. Using common sense principles and current science, the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition is working with Congress to repair our broken chemical system so that chemicals are proven safe before being added to our schools, places of work and even our homes. The 1976 (TSCA) is outdated and ineffective at protecting the public from chemicals. The chemicals may be of good use, but they are also counterproductive essentially because they have been linked to learning disabilities, reproductive problems, asthma, cancer and other serious diseases. Signaling our clear intention to protect families from toxic chemicals associated with serious health problems, Senators Frank Lautenberg, Amy Klobuchar, Charles Schumer , and I, with the support of others presented Senate Bill S.847, the "Safe Chemicals Act" to upgrade America’s out of date system for managing chemical safety. The E.U., like the U.S. has laws governing the use and production of chemicals. I will begin by looking into activities surrounding (REACH) Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals and the (TSCA) Toxic Substances Control Act. In the recent past, the E.U has amended its policies for chemical control through legislation known as (REACH) Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals in order to improve the identification and mitigation of risks from chemicals. The comparison of the TSCA and the recently enacted REACH approaches has the following results: Both legislations, TSCA and REACH, have accouterments to guard information rendered by chemical