Industry Regulations

OSHA Cites Terminix

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Terminix Commercial, Pennsauken, N.J. for failing to protect workers from hazards involving methyl bromide exposure. OSHA Cites Terminix

IPPC: Annex 4 of CPM 2008/2 [Draft]

IPPC: Annex 4 of CPM 2008/2 – draft ISPM: replacement or reduction of methyl bromide as a phytosanitary measure ( PUBLICATION ). [DRAFT] This standard provides guidance to National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) on the replacement of or reduction in the use of methyl bromide as a phytosanitary measure in order to reduce emissions of …[Read more…]

IMO Recommendations – June 2008

IMO Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships: 9 June 2008. During the eighty-fourth session of the Martime Safety Committee (held from 7-16 May 2008), the following Recommendations on the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships, were approved. IMO Recommendations – June 2008

Banks Report Feb 2008

Quarantine and Preshipment (QPS) Uses of Methyl Bromide in Australia, and Potential for the Replacement of Methyl Bromide in QPS Uses. Banks Report Feb 2008