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Protecting reputation across your supply chain

Mar. 27, 2013

In the words of Benjamin Franklin:  "It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it." Some of the key risks that can expose businesses to reputational damage are: health and safety, environmental performance, operational disruption and commercial problems. While many companies have these risks well ...

Altius Vendor Assessment Ltd.

Zero waste, circular economy, sustainability impact the bottom line

Mar. 7, 2013

What is zero waste? In manufacturing zero waste's goal is to reuse left over materials from the manufacturing of products, putting them back into the process to manufacture new products. Zero waste can also be carried out when a manufacturer of a product that is recyclable takes it back to its facility to reuse recycled product in the production ...

Asbestos in Dusts Can Pose Health and Safety Issues for Building Occupants

Feb. 18, 2013

Asbestos was used heavily in many building materials in the United States up until the mid-1980s.  According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Asbestos fibers may be released into the air by the disturbance of asbestos-containing material during product use, demolition work, building or home maintenance, repair, and ...

EMSL Analytical, Inc.

Late lessons from early warnings: science, precaution, innovation

Jan. 17, 2013

With much scientific uncertainty about the real impact of new products and technologies, policy-makers face difficult decisions, particularly when they have to deal with powerful commercial interests and economic trade-offs. The back stories of some widely used innovations of the past, such as leaded petrol, mercury products, DBCP pesticide, vinyl ...

European Environment Agency (EEA)

Packaged Chemicals Pose Asbestos-type Health Risk

Jan. 11, 2013

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GenEon Australia

Asbestos contaminated soil removal - Glasgow

Oct. 23, 2012

Asbestos Contaminated Soil Remediation Client: Hawkshead Properties Ltd Challenge: Removal of asbestos contaminated demolition material adjacent to residential housing and canal. Monitor air borne dust particulates and swab cleaned surfaces to validate target levels. Backfill excavations and make safes vertical drops. Applied technology: ...

Soilutions Ltd

Heavy metal & hydrocarbon contaminated sludge

Oct. 23, 2012

Solidification of Heavy Metal & Hydrocarbon Contaminated Sewage Sludge Client: North Lanarkshire Council Project Managers: Jacobs Challenge: The former sewage treatment works were decommissioned in the 1970’s. It is thought that during the closure process, demolition material originating from the site’s operational buildings was ...

Soilutions Ltd

Case study - GE and Severn Trent Services work together to gain UKAS accreditation for drinking water and waste waters

Sep. 24, 2012

Background Severn Trent Services (STS) is a leading provider of analytical services with a network of five laboratories and two service centers across the UK and Ireland. For over 20 years, STS has provided various analytical, sampling and monitoring services to meet customers’ requirements in areas such as potable water, waste water, ...

Award Winning Large Diameter FRP Stacks For Magnesium Extraction Plant

Aug. 30, 2012

When Fabricated Plastics Limited of Maple (Toronto), Ontario, Canada was awarded a contract by a world renowned Mining/Metallurgical Company, it proved to be a chance to exhibit their engineering excellence in several ways. First they had to demonstrate that their proposed use of Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) was clearly the material of ...

Fabricated Plastics Limited

IAQ Consultants Encouraged to Review their E&O Insurance

Aug. 21, 2012

Errors & omissions (E&O) insurance, also known as professional liability insurance (PLI) and professional indemnity insurance (PII) is a crucial form of coverage for professionals dealing with indoor air quality (IAQ) consulting services.  E&O insurance helps to protect IAQ consultants who provide advice and services from the full ...

Legends Environmental Insurance Services, LLC

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