Safety Management

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In the United States, most federal legislation and regulations concerning environmental protection, including occupational safety laws, falls under the rubric of the taxpayer-funded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This paper examines some of the more significant and well-known of the federal environmental protection laws which include the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

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"The Clean Air Act (CAA) sets emissions standards for multiple sources, from automobiles to factories. In order for the CAA to be effective, the EPA must continually establish and reestablish benchmark standards for air quality and for the content of emissions. Such standards are set forth by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The CAA essentially authorizes the EPA to set the NAAQS. The CAA is an attempt to reduce the levels of toxic chemicals in the air, as well as reducing the possibility for acid rain and other related problems. The CAA has major impacts on large and small organizations. On the one hand, the CAA restricts which chemicals and which chemical processes organizations can use in manufacturing."

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