The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Protecting human health and the environment.
(other agencies govern global transport).
The Department of Transportation (DOT) – Multiple operating administrations with the mission “to ensure America has the safest, most efficient and modern transportation system in the world” and that includes the transport of dangerous goods across the U.S.
Department of Labor, OSHA was created to maintain safe and healthful working conditions through standards, education, training and assistance.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – Managed by the U.S.
Let’s take look at those agencies and their missions: There are three main federal regulatory agencies that Environmental Health and Safety professionals in the U.S. Substances, whether chemicals or mixtures are regulated by different bodies of government and their regulatory agency. Q: What is the regulatory definition of hazardous? A: It depends Hazardous chemical, hazardous materials, hazardous substance, hazardous waste…oh my! They are all potentially dangerous, but according to their regulatory definitions, they are not all the same things.