Toxics Use Reduction
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) oversees the Toxics Use Reduction Program. The Program's organizational components include the Toxics Use Reduction Administrative Council and Advisory Committee to the Administrative Council. The Program partners are: the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the Office of Technical Assistance and Technology and the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, which works closely with the Science Advisory Board. In addition to directing the overall Program, EEA is the source for information pertaining to the Toxics Use Reduction Act and its Amendments.
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The Administrative Council is the governing body of the TURA program and is responsible for program policy oversight. The six-member council is chaired by the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Ian Bowles; and is charged with coordinating state enforcement of laws and regulations on chemical use and toxic waste generation, implementing policies that promote worker health and safety, and safeguarding public health.
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The Advisory Committee to the Administrative Council is composed of fifteen stakeholders that provide the Council with a forum for discussing TURA implementation issues. The fifteen members include representation of environmental advocacy, public health, labor, industry and the general public. Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
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