Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
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TSCA General Information
Importation of Chemical Substances
Exportation of Chemical Substances
Handling Newly Synthesized or Imported Chemical Substances With Limited Environmental, Health & Safety Data
Shipping or Transporting of Newly Synthesized or Certain Imported Chemical Substances With Limited Environmental, Health & Safety Data
Documentation of Adverse Health Reactions or Environmental Effects
Contact EHS TSCA Coordinator
TSCA Applicability Form
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Please check all statements that apply to your laboratory at Yale University and submit the form. Your responses will be sent to the Yale TSCA Coordinator who will review them and contact you for more information if special provisions of the EPA TSCA Act may apply to your laboratory. Thanks for your assistance.
I import(purchase) chemicals directly from vendors outside the USA
I export (or hand carry) chemicals to locations outside the USA(includes small quantities used in field research).
I synthesize new chemical substances.
I transfer or provide chemicals (which I previously directly imported into the US or synthesized in my lab) to other labs at Yale and/or other US locations.
I am involved in commercial activities (i.e. some activities in my lab produce income or I am partnering with a private entity).
I purchase some chemicals that are not used solely for the purpose of scientific experimentation, analysis or research.
I am not involved in any of the activities identified above.
Forms
TSCA Applicability Form
TSCA Import Certification Form
EPA Chemical Export Notification List
Preliminary Health and Safety Information Sheet
TSCA Chemical Substance Transfer Form
Program and Policies
Yale University Chemical Hygiene Plan, Section 3.5-Chemicals of High Acute and Chronic Toxicity
Training Information
Laboratory Chemical Safety Training
Laboratory Chemical Waste Management
Additional References
TSCA notes & definitions
Environmental Health & Safety
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