EPA Finalizes Revisions to Methylene Chloride Regulations

May 9th, 2024 by Ann Rippe

Action Forcing Change
Summary: EPA is finalizing revisions to the Methylene Chloride regulations to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health that EPA identified in its 2020 Risk Evaluation for Methylene Chloride. Specifically, EPA is prohibiting manufacture, processing, and distribution of methylene chloride for all consumer use; prohibiting most industrial use; requiring a workplace chemical protection program; and requiring recordkeeping and notification for manufacturing, processing, and distribution that are not otherwise prohibited.
[Full Text - 89 FR 39254]

Citations: 40 CFR 751.107; 40 CFR 751.109; 40 CFR 751.111; 40 CFR 751.113; 40 CFR 751.115; 40 CFR 751.117

Ann Rippe

Manager of Regulatory Services