by Dana Chang | Jun 3, 2022 | Environmental, Health, Safety
The water and wastewater sectors are mostly regulated by their own organizations because they are exempt from federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. The management of municipalities have a responsibility to protect the workers from...
by Dana Chang | Mar 17, 2022 | Environmental, Health
To advance critical progress on securing clean air, safe food, and clean drinking water: EPA is launching a robust, new PFAS Roadmap that will guide the agency’s current and planned activities in 2021-2024 to research, restrict, and remediate harmful PFAS. The roadmap...
by Dana Chang | Feb 23, 2022 | Environmental, Safety
Companies Are Not Prepared Crisis preparation and management standards are falling short in almost a third of businesses, according to a report released by Chemtrec. The survey shows that almost a third of businesses (28%) under-prioritize their chemical emergency...
by Dana Chang | Feb 15, 2022 | Environmental, Health, Safety
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a global non-governmental organization with a membership of 165 national standards bodies. ISO’s mandate is to gather experts to develop International Standards designed to ensure quality. ...
by Dana Chang | Feb 7, 2022 | Environmental, Health, Safety
What is “indoor air quality”? Indoor air quality (also called “indoor environmental quality”) describes how inside air can affect a person’s health, comfort, and ability to work. It can include temperature, humidity, lack of outside air...
by Dana Chang | Jan 24, 2022 | Environmental
Myth #1: Electric vehicles are worse for the climate than gasoline cars because of the power plant emissions. FACT: Electric vehicles typically have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. Electric...
