Newsletter February 23, 2020
GreenScreen program events and updates
The GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals program has many new and exciting updates and events to report on. See what’s new with GreenScreen:
- GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam
- GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam Webinar
- GreenScreen Benchmark 1 Assessments by ToxServices LLC
- Introducing New GreenScreen Authorized Practitioners
GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam
As global concerns grow around the use of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — known as the ‘forever chemicals’ because they can persist for thousands of years in the environment — Clean Production Action released GreenScreen Certified™ Firefighting Foam, the first ecolabel for PFAS-free firefighting foam products.
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The Standard has three levels of certification and uses a combination of GreenScreen scores, Restricted Substance List prohibitions, and analytical testing for acute aquatic toxicity and total organic fluorine. GreenScreen Certified now provides buyers and manufacturers with a clear framework for communicating demand for and supply of Class B firefighting products that are both tested to be PFAS-free and screened to avoid chemicals of high concern to people and the planet.
Download the standard, read the factsheet, and learn more about the process of getting certified at https://www.
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This past month almost 200 Benchmark 1 GreenScreen assessments profiled by ToxServices have been made available at https://store.
On February 13th GreenScreen Program Manager, Shari Franjevic, and Jennifer Y. Tanir of ToxServices LLC hosted a webinar highlighting how the ToxServices’ database of GreenScreen assessments can support you in selecting safer chemicals for your products and supply chains. You can view the recording at https://www.
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We are proud to deliver solutions to safer products and materials and to share this work with you. Don’t forget to register for the GreenScreen Certified Standard for Fire Fighting Foam Webinar!
https://www.
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The Standard has three levels of certification and uses a combination of GreenScreen scores, Restricted Substance List prohibitions, and analytical testing for acute aquatic toxicity and total organic fluorine. GreenScreen Certified now provides buyers and manufacturers with a clear framework for communicating demand for and supply of Class B firefighting products that are both tested to be PFAS-free and screened to avoid chemicals of high concern to people and the planet.Download the standard, read the factsheet, and learn more about the process of getting certified at https://www.
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GreenScreen Certified Standard for Firefighting Foam Webinar 12:00 PM EST, February 25
Join our speakers:- Randy Krause, Fire Chief, Port of Seattle Fire Department
- David Plant, Global Product Manager for Firefighting Chemicals, Angus Fire Ltd
- Erika Schreder, Science Director, Toxic-Free Future
- Mark S. Rossi, Ph.D., Executive Director, Clean Production Action
- Why all PFAS need to be phased out of firefighting foam
- How GreenScreen Certified requires full chemical ingredient disclosure, and defines Restricted Substances List (RSL), “PFAS-free” and preferred product chemistry
- How PFAS-free products meet performance needs for fighting Class B fires (that is, fires with flammable liquid or gas as the fuel base)
- Why Port of Seattle Fire Department supports the transition by airports to PFAS-free Class B firefighting foams
- Why fire departments, airports, refineries, and the military should be asking firefighting foam companies to certify under GreenScreen Certified
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GreenScreen Benchmark 1 Assessments by ToxServices LLC
This past month almost 200 Benchmark 1 GreenScreen assessments profiled by ToxServices have been made available at https://store.On February 13th GreenScreen Program Manager, Shari Franjevic, and Jennifer Y. Tanir of ToxServices LLC hosted a webinar highlighting how the ToxServices’ database of GreenScreen assessments can support you in selecting safer chemicals for your products and supply chains. You can view the recording at https://www.
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Introducing New GreenScreen Authorized Practitioners
The GreenScreen team is excited to announce the following individuals who have successfully completed all of the requirements to become Authorized GreenScreen Practitioners®:- Deborah Callaway, Technical Product Manager, PABCO® Gypsum
- Ammon Lehnig, Reliability Engineer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Qingyu Meng, Ph.D., Staff Toxicologist, Human and Ecological Risk Office, California Department of Toxic Substances Control
- Xu Lu, CIH, Program Manager, Supplier Responsibility, Apple Inc.
- Bingxin Yao, Staff Engineer, Material Compliance Strategy, Oracle
- Xiaoying Zhou, Senior Hazardous Substance Engineer, California Department of Toxic Substances Control
We are proud to deliver solutions to safer products and materials and to share this work with you. Don’t forget to register for the GreenScreen Certified Standard for Fire Fighting Foam Webinar!
https://www.
Shari Franjevic
GreenScreen Program Manager
Clean Production Action