OEHHA has been designated as the lead entity within CalEPA to coordinate and manage Children's Environmental Health. Memo from Matthew Rodriquez to George Alexeeff.
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment is a scientific process of evaluating the adverse effects caused by a substance, activity, lifestyle, or natural phenomenon. OEHHA is responsible for developing and providing risk managers in state and local government agencies with toxicological and medical information relevant to decisions involving public health. State agency users of such information include all boards and departments within Cal/EPA, as well as the Department of Public Health, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Office of Emergency Services, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Justice.
Several laws and regulations govern OEHHA's risk assessment work.
Reports, Notices, Documents
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is providing a notice of changes made to the proposed regulation: Title 22, California Code of Regulations, sections 69401 through 69407. OEHHA has reviewed the comments it received in this second comment period and is now proposing amendments to the modified proposed regulation and is augmenting the administrative record. A copy of the text of the amended proposed regulation is attached.
OEHHA received the following comments after OEHHA provided notice on July 29, 2011 of modification of text of proposed regulation - Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Sections 69401 Through 69406 - Green Chemistry Toxics Information Clearinghouse Identification of Hazard Traits, Endpoints and Other Relevant Data for Inclusion in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is providing notice of changes made to the proposed regulation: Title 22, California Code of Regulations, sections 69401 through 69406. A copy of the text of the amended proposed regulation is attached.
Green Chemistry Toxics Information Clearinghouse Identification of Hazard Traits, Endpoints and Other Relevant Data for Inclusion In The Toxics Information Clearinghouse.