What is the process for selecting higher hazard substances?
Under the amended TURA statute, the Science Advisory Board (SAB) is responsible for recommending up to 10 chemicals per year as higher hazard substances and up to 10 as lower hazard substances. The SAB makes their recommendations to the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) based upon science. TURI then conducts a policy review, solicits input from the TURA Advisory Committee(see question 17) , and makes recommendations to the Administrative Council, which is responsible for the final designations of higher and lower hazard substances. In 2007, the Administrative Council designated cadmium, cadmium compounds and trichloroethylene (TCE) as higher hazard substances effective for reporting year 2008.
