09/05/2024
11 am PT / 12 pm MT / 1 pm CT / 2 pm ET
*approximate length: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Presenter: Kevin E. Aikman, PhD, CIH, FAIHA / Principal at Ramboll
In 2016, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act brough a significant update to the 1976 EPA Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This amendment provided the EPA the ability to regulate chemical substances in the workplace. This presentation will provide an overview of the EPA’s TSCA efforts on worker safety and health and a summary of mandatory risk evaluations of existing chemicals deemed by the EPA to pose unreasonable risk with a focus on vulnerable populations. In addition to these EPA risk assessment, other chemicals of emerging concern include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, with new local, state, and federal regulations. Commercial real estate managers and property owners should be aware of the potential impact of significant fines, penalties, and legal liability associated with emerging contaminants.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will gain a basic understanding of the 2016 EPA amendments to TSCA
- Provide an overview of current regulatory action for chemicals of emerging concern
- Discuss potential challenges commercial real estate managers and property owners
Dr. Aikman has over 30 years of professional consulting experience in health sciences, including industrial hygiene, indoor environmental quality, mold & moisture, water-borne pathogens, hazardous building materials, chemical and biological exposures. He has managed hundreds of industrial hygiene related projects and partnered with clients to develop and implement industrial hygiene and safety programs, and assessment of chemical, physical and biological hazards in a variety of workplace environments and in communities. Dr. Aikman is a subject matter expert in asbestos, industrial hygiene, and microbial disciplines. He earned his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in Plant Biology in 1992 and certification in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene by the ABIH/BGC in 1998. Dr. Aikman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (FAIHA) in 2014 based on his professional contributions to industrial hygiene or related disciplines, representing the top 5% of AIHA membership.