# EPA Issues TSCA New Chemicals Program Policy Updates

## Description

EPA announced important policy updates to the TSCA New Chemicals Program. Key changes include: EPA will no longer issue 'not likely to present unreasonable risk' determinations based on proposed SNURs; worker protections will be mandated through TSCA Section 5(e) orders rather than relying on OSHA standards; and EPA will identify absence of worker safeguards as 'reasonably foreseen' conditions of use. EPA remains committed to meeting statutory deadlines for review and determinations on new chemicals submissions.

## Sources

- Official [Important Updates on EPA's TSCA New Chemicals Program | US EPA](https://www.epa.gov/chemicals-under-tsca/important-updates-epas-tsca-new-chemicals-program)

## Key Findings

EPA Issues TSCA New Chemicals Program Policy Updates