Federal and State Regulatory Information
Federal Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations
A CFR search function, via the U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library.
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- OSHA Standards & Related Documents
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OSHA Technical Links
Maintained by the Salt Lake Technical Center, their mission is to provide readily accessible technical information to assist workers, employers, and safety and health professionals in reducing occupational injuries and illnessess.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Rules and regulations
- Envirofacts is a data "warehouse" that makes it quick and inexpensive to find out about pollutant emissions anywhere in the country. Databases integrated into the data warehouse include:
- The Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS). Contains air pollution data on ~150,000 facilities regulated by the EPA, state, and local air regulatory agencies.
- Permit Compliance System. Contains data on more than 75,000 water-discharge permits.
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Information. Consists of Superfund data on hazardous waste site assessment and remediation.
- Toxic Release Inventory System (TRIS). Features data on the release and transfer of more than 300 toxic chemicals and compounds by medium of release (air, water, underground injection, land disposal and off-site), reported by over 33,000 submitters.
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System. Consists of data used to track compliance with federal and state regulations, including hazardous waste generation and management data on more than 450,000 facilities and transporters.
The Right-to-Know Network
The Right-to-Know Network RTK NET was started in 1989 in support of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), which mandated public access to the Toxic Release Inventory. Its databases provide and alternate access to the EPA information above, and more.
State Regulations
Pennsylvania
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Department of Environmental Protection Has links to notices of legislation and regulations.
Other States
- Use this map feature from Pennsylvania's web service to link you to the web page for each of the states.
Northeast | Northcentral | Northwest | Southeast | Southcentral | Southwest
