Safer Consumer Products 2017 Workshops & Events
November 6, 2017 Workshop and Webcast
Public Workshop on Lead-acid Batteries and Alternatives
DTSC hosted a public workshop on lead-acid batteries and alternatives. The purpose of the workshop was to gather information on lead-acid batteries and alternatives as part of the evaluation required by California law. Under this law, Safer Consumer Products is required to evaluate lead-acid batteries as a potential Priority Product. The workshop was held in Sacramento and via webcast.
Below are downloads related to this workshop:
- Agenda
- Announcement (in English or Spanish)
- Background Document
- Webcast Recording
- Presentation: Introduction – DTSC Safer Consumer Products Framework and the Regulatory Landscape for Batteries
Meredith Williams, PhD, Deputy Director, Department of Toxic Substances Control - Presentation: Batteries 101 – Overview of Battery Technologies, Markets, and Recycling
Robert Spotnitz, PhD, Founder and President, Battery Design LLC - Presentation: Introduction to Lead-acid Batteries
Mark Thorsby, Executive Vice-President, Battery Council International - Presentation: Lead-acid Battery overview and Advanced Research Pilots
Adam Muellerweiss, Executive Director, Sustainability, Industry, and Governmental Affairs, Johnson Controls Power Solutions - Presentation: Advanced Lead Based Active Materials for Critical Battery Applications
Timothy Ellis, PhD, President, RSR Technologies Inc, Chair, Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium - Presentation: Automobile Design and Manufacturing with Lead-acid Batteries
Stacy Tatman, Director of Environmental Affairs, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Amandine Muskus, PhD, Manager, Environmental and Energy Affairs, Global Automakers - Presentation: Lead-acid Battery Recycling/Smelting
Carl Raycroft, Vice President of EH&S Compliance, RSR Corporation (Quemetco is a subsidiary) - Presentation: The Cross Border Implications of the Circular Economy of Batteries
Ana Margarita Garza, Director of Legal, Environmental and Corporate Affairs Latin America, Johnson Controls - Presentation: Future Challenges in Battery Recycling
Perry Gottesfeld, Executive Director, Occupational Knowledge International - Presentation: Lessons from Recycling Multiple Types of Batteries
Todd Coy, Executive Vice President, Kinsbursky Brothers, Inc. - Presentation: Future Batteries for 12V Automotive SLI+ Applications
Menahem Anderman, PhD, Founder and President, Total Battery Consulting, Inc. - Presentation: Automobile Design and Manufacturing with Alternative Batteries
Jerome Gregeois, Sr. Manager, Powertrain Evaluation and Eco Vehicles, Hyundai Kia America Technical Center, Inc.
March 2, 2017 Workshop and Webinar
Public Workshop on Potential Health and Safety Impacts of Chemicals in Nail Products
DTSC hosted a daylong public workshop focused on the potential health and safety impacts of chemicals in nail products. The goal of this workshop was to facilitate a dialogue among experts from industry, academia, NGOs, and other government agencies. The workshop was held in Sacramento and via webinar.
Below are downloads related to this workshop:
- Agenda
- Background Document
- Workshop Transcript
- Presentation: Overview – SCP Program and Nail Products
André Algazi, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory), Department of Toxic Substances Control - Presentation: Potential Health and Safety Impacts of Chemicals in Nail Products
Eric Sciullo, PhD, Staff Toxicologist, Department of Toxic Substances Control - Presentation: Evaluating Ingredients and Product Labels of Nail Polishes to Inform Safer Alternatives
Diana Ceballos, PhD, Visiting Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Presentation: Potential Hazards of Undisclosed Fragrance Chemical Exposure in Nail Salons
Alexandra Scranton, MS, Director of Science and Research, Women’s Voices for the Earth - Presentation: An Industry Leader’s Perspective on the Regulation of Nail Products and their Ingredients
Katherine Montgomery, Sr. Director, Corporate Regulatory Affairs, Coty Inc. - Presentation: The Chemical World of Nail Salon Work: Practices, Processes, and Toxic Products
Catherine A. Porter, JD, Policy Director, CA Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative - Presentation: The Safety Behind Ingredients in Nail Products
Tom Myers, JD, EVP-Legal & General Counsel, The Personal Care Products Council - Presentation: Overview of Products Present at Nail Salons, Chemicals in Products, and Potential Exposures and Health Effects
Jill Ryer-Powder, PhD, DABT, Principal, Environmental Health Decisions - Presentation: California Safe Cosmetics Program – Focus on Nail Products
Paula Johnson, PhD, MPH, Program Lead, California Department of Public Health - Presentation: Human Health Risk Assessment of Toluene and Dibutyl Phthalate in Nail Lacquers
Angela Perez, PhD, Supervising Health Scientist, Cardo ChemRisk - Presentation: A Perfect Polish: Exploring the Gap Between Performance and Safety
Aja Frierson, Founder, Habit Cosmetics - Presentation: San Francisco Department of Environment Nail Product Database Research Update
Jen Jackson, Toxics Reduction & Healthy Ecosystems Program Manager, San Francisco Department of the Environment
February 8, 2017 Workshop and Webinar
Stakeholder Engagement on Potential Aquatic Impacts and Continued Uses of Nonylphenol Ethoxylates (NPEs) and Triclosan
Public Workshop and Stakeholder Presentations on Background Document
DTSC presented a workshop that included discussion of challenges around removal of NPEs and triclosan in clothing, cleaning, and personal care products. The workshop was held in Sacramento and via webinar.
Below are downloads related to this workshop:
- Agenda
- Webinar Recording
- Presentation: Exposure Pathways for NPEs and Triclosan from Wastewater and Urban Runoff
Kelly D. Moran, TDC Environmental, LLC
January 31, 2017 Workshop and Webinar
Public Workshop on Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Carpets, Rugs, Indoor Upholstered Furniture, and Their Care and Treatment Products
DTSC provided a daylong public workshop that featured experts from industry, academia, NGOs, and other government agencies discussing the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in carpets, rugs, indoor upholstered furniture, and their care and treatment products.
Below are downloads related to this workshop:
- Agenda
- Background Document
- Webinar Recording
- Speakers and Panelists
- Presentation: DTSC’s Perspective on PFASs in Carpets, Rugs, Indoor Upholstered Furniture, and Their Care and Treatment Products
André Algazi, Chemical and Product Evaluation Team Lead, DTSC - Presentation: PFASs in Carpet and Furniture Applications
Jessica Bowman, Executive Director, FluoroCouncil - Presentation: Emerging Toxicological Knowledge and Data Gaps for “Novel” PFASs
Jamie DeWitt, PhD, Associate Professor, East Carolina University - Presentation: Upholstery Applications of Fluorochemicals in the Office Furniture Industry
Clinton S. Boyd, PhD, Principal Scientist, Steelcase Inc. - Presentation: Phasing out PFASs – Hazardous Chemicals from a Furniture Retailer’s Perspective
Ralph Nussbaum, PhD, Product Requirement and Compliance – Chemistry, IKEA of Sweden AB - Presentation: Consumer Expectations for Beneficial Attributes Provided by PFAS Chemistry on Carpets
Joe Yarbrough, President, The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI)
January 11, 2017 Workshop and Webinar
Stakeholder Discussion of Aquatic Monitoring and Hazard Traits of NPEs and Triclosan
The workshop below focused on the themes of questions in the background document. Stakeholders who are knowledgeable on the aquatic hazards and detection of NPEs, NP, triclosan, methyl triclosan, and other transformation products, or on other Candidate Chemicals or products that may impact the aquatic environment or resources, presented related data to inform DTSC’s Product-Chemical combination prioritization. Speakers were selected based on stakeholder engagement survey results. All stakeholders had the opportunity to participate in discussion about how these data can apply to the SCP program, or provide public comment.
Below are downloads related to this workshop:
- Agenda
- Webinar Recording
- Presentation: Occurrence of and fish reproductive studies with alkylphenols, triclosan and related CECs
Keith Maruya, Principal Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) - Presentation: Emerging Contaminants & Aquatic Impacts in San Francisco Bay
Rebecca Sutton, Senior Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) - Presentation: Triclosan concentrations in freshwater systems in the United States
Angela Perez, Supervising Health Scientist/Regional Unit Manager, Cardno ChemRisk - Presentation: CEC Monitoring Los Angeles Region 4
Michael Lyons, Senior Environmental Scientist, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board - Presentation: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates: Aquatic Hazard, Exposure and Risk Existing Regulations, and Voluntary Initiatives
Barbara Losey, Director, Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council (APERC) - Presentation: The Wastewater Pathway & the Importance of Pollution Prevention: Triclosan and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
Melody Labella, Resource Recovery Program Manager, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
January 10, 2017 Webinar
Draft Alternatives Analysis Guide
DTSC released the Draft Alternatives Analysis Guide (AA Guide) in December 2016. The AA Guide is designed to help responsible entities navigate the SCP AA process. It provides useful approaches, methods, resources, tools, and examples of how to fulfill SCP’s regulatory requirements. A webinar to present and discuss SCP’s Draft AA Guide took place on January 10, 2017. Below are the files from the webinar: