Extensive reporting and record-keeping is required by industry users of toxic substances. The provisions concerning asbestos require inspection of school buildings, development of asbestos management plans by schools, and training and accreditation of contractors who deal with asbestos. The provisions concerning PCBs phase out the use of these substances. The provisions concerning radon require providing the public with information concerning the hazards of radon gas accumulation in buildings. The registration process examines whether the pesticide, when used properly, presents unreasonable adverse risks to human health and the environment.
Information is disseminated to the public regarding the testing of pesticides.
A management system requires the use of manifests to describe the hazardous waste material from production through transportation, storage, and disposal. Hazardous wastes may only be disposed of in a federally approved facility. Handlers and disposers of hazardous wastes are subject to strict reporting and operational requirements. Under this authority, the EPA publishes a National Priorities List, ranking the worst hazardous waste sites in the country according to their priority in need for cleanup efforts. Only hazardous waste sites included on the list may utilize federal Superfund monies for cleanup.