Workplace Safety Provisions (TSCA PBT)

Comprehensive worker protection for DecaBDE and PIP (3:1) facilities: regulated areas, restricted access, multilingual signage, NIOSH respiratory PPE, exposure monitoring, five-year records. Effective January 21, 2025 for most. Independent of OSHA.

40 CFR §§ 751.405(d), 751.407(f); EPA Final Rule (November 2024).

Significant expansion of TSCA into occupational health. Implement: facility assessment, regulated area designation, PPE procurement/fit testing, signage installation, monitoring planning, recordkeeping updates, worker training.

A PIP (3:1) manufacturing facility designates three production lines as regulated areas, installs bilingual signage, provides N100 respirators, and contracts monitoring by May 2025.