Industrial & Automotive

CPSC’s Implementation of the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act
The Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 requires liquid fuels with a flash point of less than 140°F, including gasoline, kerosene, diesel, ethanol, methanol, denatured alcohol, or biofuels, that are packaged in five-gallon containers or less and sold to consumers to be equipped with flame mitigation devices to impede the propagation of flame into the container.  HCPA is collaborating to ensure members understand compliance obligations while working with the Commission to implement an appropriate scope of what is considered a “fuel.” 

Advocacy on Small Containers of Automotive Refrigerant
HCPA advocates at the federal and state levels to ensure consumers have access to small containers of automotive refrigerant. These products are important to the “do it yourself” or DIY community that maintains their automotive vehicles themselves rather than going to a mechanic shop.  Many in the DIY community are part of disadvantaged communities, and it is important that they have access to these products and are not disproportionately burdened by regulatory activity. 

Solvent Cleaning Operations
HCPA engages each state that promulgates rules that impact the type and amount of solvent used for cleaning within industrial operations.