ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH UNIT:THE AGENCIES & LAWS/ACTS

TODAY’S OBJECTIVES:

Content objectives:TSWBAT learn about 3 agencies and

8 laws/acts that regulate the environment in the USA.

Language objectives:TSWBAT learn about 3 agencies and

8 laws/acts that regulate the environment in the USA by applying them to 11 real life situations or dilemas.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)– Federal agency

responsible for reducing & controlling environmental pollution

– http://www.epa.gov/– http://www.youtube.com/us

er/USEPAgov#p/u/3/0yNatHjgbVM

• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)– Federal regulatory

agency responsible for workplace environment. Publishes information on environmental issues & regulations

– www.osha.gov – http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=HpA2qIcOgak&feature=related

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES National Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health (NIOSH) Federal regulatory agency that conducts

research on health hazards in the workplace http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

LAWS & ACTS – REGULATE THE ENVIRONMENT1. Clean Air Act:

Law that allows the EPA to set standards for major air pollutants.

2. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, & Liability Act: Law provides

funding to clean up uncontrolled or hazardous waste sites & oil & chemical spills

LAWS & ACTS – REGULATE THE ENVIRONMENT

3. Clean Water Act: Law that sets

regulations on wastes going into water and on the operation of waste treatment plants & makes it illegal to release pollutants into the water

4. Safe Drinking Water Act: Law that protects the

quality of drinking water. It also sets standards for owners and operators of public water systems

LAWS & ACTS – REGULATE THE ENVIRONMENT

5. Endangered Species Act: Law that protects

animal & plant species threatened by extinction.

6. National Environmental Policy Act: Law that requires all

governmental agencies to consider and assess the impact on the environment before taking any action that might affect the environment.

LAWS & ACTS – REGULATE THE ENVIRONMENT

7. Toxic Substances Control Act: Law the authorizes

the EPA to set standards for the manufacturing, use, transportation, and disposal of toxic substances

8. Occupational Safety and Health Act: Law that sets a

series of minimal safety and health standards that all employees must meet.

WHAT CAN WE DO?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1usYtMZ2B8

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

Environmental Dilemmas: Read the 11 dilemmas Match the correct agency

or law/act that goes with each dilemma

There are no repeats! When completed, turn

the worksheet in for class work credit in box by the window.