In 2009 alone, chlorine was involved in 181 reported accidents with 56 resulting in injuries, based on the latest report from a federal database called
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES).
• Worker safety standards enforced under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Mine Safety and Health Act • Clean Water Act permitting of wastewater and stormwater discharges • Clean Air Act emissions regulation •
Hazardous waste management and underground storage tank requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) • Spill and chemical reporting and release prevention under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),
Emergency Planning and Community Right - to - Know Act, Oil Pollution Act, and Clean Water Act • Regulation of chemical manufacturing and distribution under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) • Environmental disclosures under Regulation S - K of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and corporate reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters to the public and interested investors
Much later, the Occupational Health and Safety Division issued a Notice of an Administrative Penalty to Guild alleging «that Guild had violated s. 23 (1) of the General Regulations which provides that an employer shall, when required, provide an
emergency eye wash fountain where there is a potential for a person's skin or eyes to be affected by exposure to a
hazardous substance.