Mold has been a known indoor air quality concern since at least 1994, and a lot has been learned about mold in the years since. However, to date, there are still no federal regulations governing mold. A few states (New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Maryland) and municipalities (New York [...]
Take a dive into the specifics of the OSHA requirements for hazard communication regarding asbestos. The webinar will look to cover the specific duties of the building owners including employee and contractor notification, employee training and types of training options, signage and labeling requirements, the benefits of implementing an effective [...]
In my eighteen (18) years as consultant, I’ve seen a lot of oversight of environmental regulations (regs) by a number of clients. Typically, these oversights are not due to negligence. Rather, I find, it’s purely a lack of awareness of the environmental regs that apply to their specific industry. If [...]
Several of the most popular social media trends to recently sweep social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all have a common theme – looking back at the past and comparing it to today. Challenges like “10 Year Challenge!” “How it Went…How It’s Going” or “#LookbackFriday” are interesting to [...]
Kids played with mercury? “Snow” used on a movie set was actually pure asbestos? Taking a look back at our past, there are many things we’ve learned over the years that have shaped our current behavior. Join us for a webinar looking at environmental lessons learned, how regulations impact businesses [...]
Kids played with mercury? “Snow” used on a movie set was actually pure asbestos? Taking a look back at our past, there are many things we’ve learned over the years that have shaped our current behavior. Join us for a webinar looking at environmental lessons learned, how regulations impact businesses [...]
As an asbestos inspector, this must be the number one misconception that most of my clients have about whether or not they need an asbestos survey. For some reason the conversation always ends up going a little something like this: Client: “Yeah business is really good and we are getting [...]
Molds are naturally occurring in the environment and are found almost everywhere, including indoors. However, at high concentrations, molds can affect the health of humans, especially immunocompromised or hypersensitive individuals. Exposure to molds, and the mycotoxins they produce, can lead to adverse health effects, such as fungal infections, rash, fever, [...]
The EPA identified asbestos as a hazardous air pollutant back in March of 1971. Following its designation, the EPA published the Asbestos National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) in April of 1973. This means the NESHAP regulation has been in effect for the past 40+ years and yet [...]
The EPA identified asbestos as a hazardous air pollutant back in March of 1971. Following its designation, the EPA published the Asbestos National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) in April of 1973. This means the NESHAP regulation has been in effect for the past 40+ years and yet [...]
