May 24, 2002—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has just added a new Technical Links page on Brownfields (Recycling Industrial/Commercial Properties). This Web page addresses worker health and safety at brownfields. It provides OSHA compliance information and links to tools for identifying, evaluating, and controlling employee exposures; and complying with applicable OSHA standards.
The Brownfields Revitalization and Economic Restoration Act of 2001 defines brownfields as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. They are called brownfields in an effort to distinguish them from undeveloped, pristine land in areas outside of the city, or greenfields.
