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ASHRAE has set guidelines for the amount of air circulation in a workspace is the document:  ANSC/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2016 titled, “Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.”

This document referred to as “ASHRAE 62” is intended to “specify minimum ventilation rates and other measures intended to provide indoor air quality tha

We Can Help You Develop a Plan That is Safe and Effective to Re-Open Your Facility.

Atlantic Environmental, Inc. has 42 years (1978-2020) in developing plans for worker health and safety.

We follow CDC, OSHA, AIHA, and

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If you need assistance with pigeon/ bird droppings as discussed in this article, call us at 1-800-344-4414 or email us at info@atlenv.com for details and a free estimate.

Written By: Robert E. Sheriff, MS, CIH, CSP, President

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We have developed a distinctive approach to evaluating individual tenant spaces and entire high-rise buildings for air quality, including molds and chemicals. Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) and Building Related Disease (BRD) are more likely in large commercial spaces because of the complexity of the HVAC systems, variety of tenants, space constraints and the fact that they are in dense metropolitan areas.

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If you need assistance with Local Exhaust Ventilation as discussed in this article, call us at 1- 800-344-4414 or e-mail us at info@atlenv.com for details and a free estimate.

There are a variety of ways to protect a worker from exposure to an air contaminant. The best option is to eliminate contaminants!! Often this is not possible!

The second option is to isolate the process from the worker (Enclosure) or isol

Year after year, citations for violations of the Respiratory Standard 1910.134 consistently remain in the TOP 5 most cited OSHA violations.

Don’t kid yourself, respiratory protection is a complex subject. You cannot just arbitrarily decide that “it looks dusty out there, I guess I will have the workers wear dust masks.”

Here are some of the most common mistakes made by employers related to respiratory protection:

Monitoring (1910.134

The USEPA’s Brownfields Program

USEPA’s Brownfields Program was established to facilitate the rehabilitation of contaminated property for redevelopment. EPA has set forth criteria that must be met before a revitalized property can be used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes. The focus of these criteria is the long-term protection of residents, employees or visitors of a new facility.

Industrial Hygienists

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