Techno Bits/Technical Bulletins

On January 22, 2002, the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) Administrative Council voted to list crystalline silica as a TURA reportable chemical with the following qualifiers: (1) applies only to crystalline silica (vs. gel, fused, or other forms of amorphous silica) particles less than 10 micrometers in diameter; and (2) applies only to sand blasting and/or foundry molding operations.

If your facility's respirable crystalline silica use meets these qualifiers, exceeds certain specified use thresholds, falls into specific SIC cods, and has more than 10 full-time employees or the equivalent, then you will need to submit a complete Toxics Use Report (Form S) to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Since calendar year 2002 is the first year that respirable crystalline silica is reportable, Form S reports for 2002 use are due by July 1, 2003.

Archived - Dec. 6, 2004