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Time to Check Indoor Air Quality: Keeping Employees Healthy as They Return to Work

2025-02-14T04:36:41+00:00

As employees return to in-person work, ensuring a safe and healthy workplace is more critical than ever. One often-overlooked aspect of workplace health is indoor air quality (IAQ). Poor IAQ can contribute to various health issues, including respiratory problems, allergies, fatigue, and reduced productivity. To safeguard employees and maintain a productive work environment, employers are [...] Read More

Time to Check Indoor Air Quality: Keeping Employees Healthy as They Return to Work2025-02-14T04:36:41+00:00

What is Industrial Hygiene?

2025-02-14T04:39:05+00:00

Industrial hygiene is the science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that may cause workers' injury or illness. It focuses on ensuring safe and healthy working environments by identifying potential hazards and mitigating their risks through effective preventive measures. Key Components of Industrial Hygiene: Anticipation and Recognition of Hazards: Identifying potential hazards [...] Read More

What is Industrial Hygiene?2025-02-14T04:39:05+00:00

Why do Commercial Building Managers regularly test drinking water?

2024-12-12T03:13:03+00:00

Drinking water testing is the process of analyzing water to ensure it is safe for human consumption. This testing can detect a range of contaminants and impurities, including bacteria, viruses, chemicals, heavy metals, and other potentially harmful substances. The purpose is to ensure that the water meets health and safety standards set by regulatory [...] Read More

Why do Commercial Building Managers regularly test drinking water?2024-12-12T03:13:03+00:00

How air quality can impact health

2024-10-21T03:37:48+00:00

Air quality has a significant impact on health, affecting both physical and mental well-being. Poor air quality, often characterized by high levels of pollutants like respirable  particulate matter (PM), carbon dioxide (CO2),  and carbon monoxide (CO)  can lead to a variety of health issues, including: Respiratory Problems: Polluted air can exacerbate asthma, bronchitis, and [...] Read More

How air quality can impact health2024-10-21T03:37:48+00:00

Questions to determine Indoor Air Quality Survey Needs

2024-09-26T23:47:18+00:00

Have occupants reported any of the following: Headaches, dizziness, fatigue Eye irritation, runny nose, sore throat Difficulty breathing, coughing, wheezing Allergies or asthma that seems worse indoors Strong odors (chemical, moldy, musty) Stuffy or stagnant air Is there visible evidence of water damage, mold growth, or insect/rodent infestation? Are there any concerns [...] Read More

Questions to determine Indoor Air Quality Survey Needs2024-09-26T23:47:18+00:00

Questions to Determine Asbestos Survey Needs

2024-09-26T23:51:12+00:00

Year the structure was built Asbestos use in construction materials was banned in the late 1970s and phased out entirely by 1989. Knowing the construction year provides a preliminary assessment of potential asbestos presence. Even if the structure was built after the asbestos ban, there's a chance it could contain asbestos if renovated [...] Read More

Questions to Determine Asbestos Survey Needs2024-09-26T23:51:12+00:00

Questions to determine Lead Survey Needs

2024-09-26T23:53:17+00:00

Year the structure was built Lead-based paint (LBP) was commonly used in residential and commercial buildings until 1978. Knowing the construction year provides a strong indicator of potential lead presence. Even if the structure was built after 1978, there is a possibility it could contain lead paint if renovated earlier. Type of renovation/demolition planned: [...] Read More

Questions to determine Lead Survey Needs2024-09-26T23:53:17+00:00

Project Monitoring and Oversight

2024-09-26T23:54:48+00:00

Project monitoring and oversight during hazardous material abatement includes project documentation and management of work performed by abatement contractors. Most of this work is follow-on work from our surveys and includes working with calibration, sampling, and analysis procedures specified by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), [...] Read More

Project Monitoring and Oversight2024-09-26T23:54:48+00:00

Hazardous Material Surveys

2024-09-27T00:08:09+00:00

Hazardous materials (Asbestos, Lead,  Mercury, and PCBs) may be present in buildings and may require a Hazardous Materials Survey prior to beginning a building demolition or renovation of existing structures.  An EPA approved and properly licensed asbestos inspector is knowledgeable on compliance, health, safety, and liability risks and will advise the constructor and building [...] Read More

Hazardous Material Surveys2024-09-27T00:08:09+00:00

Radon

2024-09-26T23:51:39+00:00

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. It is produced from the natural decay of uranium, which is found in soil, rock, and water. Radon can enter homes and buildings through cracks and openings in the foundation and can accumulate to high levels, posing health risks to occupants. [...] Read More

Radon2024-09-26T23:51:39+00:00

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