Question

1. Research and briefly summarizein a few sentences the purpose of each the following safety and health and environmental legislation:  
   1. the Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977 (also mention its precursors);
   2. The Clean Water Act (CWA 1977);
   3. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund 1980);
   4. The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA 1986);
   5. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA 1972);
   6. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA 1996);
   7. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA 1970);
   8. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA 1976);
   1. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA 1974);
   10. The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA 1986); and
   11. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA 1976).

Answer 1

a) The Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977 The purpose of the enactment was :- 1) To establish interim mandatory health and safety standards for the protettion of health and safety of the nation's coal s other. 2) To direct the secretary of Health, Education, and welfare and the secretary of laborto develop À promulgate improved mandatory health or safety standards b The clean Water Act (ChA 1977 : The CWA was. a response to increasing public concern for the environment and for the condition of the nation's waters! 5) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and' Liability Act. I mainly focuses on providing a Federal Superfund to clean up un controlled a or abandoned hazardous-waste site as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency release of pollutants and contaminants into the environment. d) The Emergency Planning of community Right to know Act - It requires industry to report on the Storage, use and releases of hazardous substances to federal, state, and local governments. "