September 15, 1998:
Convened and Assembled Stakeholders Group.
March 1999:
Identified and Selected Substitutes for Evaluation. All potential
substitutes for the target industries were identified. The stakeholders
group decided which specific technologies will be the focus of the
project and established the baseline and boundaries of the evaluation.
June 1999:
Distribute Early Information Products. Developed documents that
are useful to small and medium-sized manufacturers, including detailed
case studies of firms using the new and emerging technologies and
the results of the tests and performance demonstrations.
November 1999:
Substitute Conference. The conference was held in southern California
and included demonstrations of the new technologies.
June 2000:
Complete CTSA. Compiled a comparative analysis of the different
technologies available in each of the focus areas of this project.
The CTSA evaluated and compared the performance, cost, and health
and environmental impacts of the various formulations and technologies.
This analysis included an exposure and risk assessment to the workers
and the surrounding community.
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