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Exposure Concerns Following a Fire in a Multifamily Residential Building
Millions of people across the United States live in multifamily residential buildings. These include apartments, town houses, row houses, condominiums and other tenement properties. Unfortunately, fires in multifamily residential buildings happen all too frequently. In fact, the National Fire Data Center reports that multifamily residential building fires accounted for an estimated 109,700 ...
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Asbestos products and waste: new classification system developed
Researchers have presented a comprehensive new classification manual of asbestos-containing products (ACP), materials (ACM) and waste (ACW) in a recent study. They also mapped suitable landfill sites for the proper disposal of ACW in Italy and developed guidance on assigning ACW to correct European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes. The research will help operators engaged in asbestos waste disposal ...
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EPA provides $192K job training grant to Denver Indian Center
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Denver Indian Center, Inc. a $192,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grant to deliver targeted environmental workforce instruction and certifications to American Indians in a seven-county area (Arapahoe, Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson) comprising Colorado’s Front Range. ...
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Penn Medicine Receives Superfund Research Program Award of $10 Million to Study the Adverse Health Effects and Remediation of Asbestos
Researchers at the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, have been awarded a $10 million grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) over the next four years to study asbestos exposure pathways that lead to mesothelioma, the bioremediation of this hazardous material, and mechanisms ...
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U.S. EPA honors graduates of environmental job training program at ceremony
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today will recognize 37 graduates from the Cypress Mandela Training Center for completing professional environmental remediation training at an award ceremony held at the State of California Transportation auditorium in Oakland, Calif. Funded in part by a $200,000 grant from the EPA Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization’s Environmental ...
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St. Louis Community College Selected to Receive $199,994 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 today announced that St. Louis Community College (SLCC) has been selected to receive $199,994 to train unemployed and underemployed residents of St. Louis in hazardous waste cleanup. Residents who are unemployed, receive public assistance, or are low-income employed and living within the St. Louis metropolitan area, including the City of St. Louis ...
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Environmental & IAQ Marketing Firm Opens Services to Companies in Washington
Cochrane & Associates, the IAQ and environmental industry’s only dedicated marketing and public relations agency, today announced that they have an opening for a new client based in Washington. The experts at Cochrane & Associates and their video production affiliate, the IAQ Video Network, have worked with many of the most well known names in the industry. The firm has been ...
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IAQ Marketing Experts Help Businesses Jumpstart Their Sales
Recently, parts of the Midwest have been inundated with heavy rains that have caused widespread flooding. This natural disaster has resulted in sever water damage to numerous homes and businesses across multiple states. Many companies that provide water damage services have seen their phones ringing off the hook and have scrambled to provide their critical services to customers in need. ...
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Environmental Marketing Experts Open Services to Texas Companies
Cochrane & Associates, the IAQ and environmental industry’s only dedicated marketing and public relations firm, today announced that they have openings for a new clients based in Texas. The well known marketing firm has been helping companies and associations involved with IAQ, mold, lead, asbestos, remediation, HVAC, healthcare-associated infection control and other health & safety ...
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Environmental Marketing Experts Open Services to Florida Companies
Cochrane & Associates, the IAQ and environmental industry’s only dedicated marketing and public relations firm, today announced that they have openings for a new clients based in Florida. The well known marketing firm has been helping companies and associations involved with IAQ, mold, lead, asbestos, remediation, HVAC, healthcare-associated infection control and other health & ...
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William C. Mener Joins PM Environmental, Inc. as Industrial Hygiene Services Group Manager for New Jersey Regional Office
PM Environmental, Inc. (PM) is pleased to announce the appointment of industry veteran Mr. William C. Mener as Industrial Hygiene Services Group Manager for the Montville, New Jersey Regional office. "Bill adds Senior Level Industrial Hygiene experience across the country. This helps shore up our Retail Building Facilities - Environmental Compliance Management Group while adding leadership ...
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Maryland Toughens Penalties for Asbestos Violations
Beginning on October 1st, contractors who violate asbestos remediation regulation in Maryland could be fined up to $25,000, five times the current maximum penalty. Maryland’s new asbestos worker protection law adds even stronger penalties than the existing federal asbestos removal regulations. Union leaders in the state have hailed the new regulations that came about following a 2011 ...
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Maryland Passes Asbestos Worker Protection Law
Beginning October 1, 2012, asbestos remediation workers in Maryland will be facing a fine five times larger then the maximum amount currently allowed by law for violating any environmental laws relating to asbestos in the state. Leaders of the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America (LHSFNA) say this new fine, a maximum of $25,000, is setting a standard all states should follow. ...
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Fire Debris May Spread Asbestos
If a fire occurs in a building constructed between 1935 and 1970 near your home, you may want to avoid spending time outside in your yard and call an asbestos remediation professional immediately. The deadly asbestos fibers, which may have been released by the fire, can spread in the air and settle on nearby properties, putting you and your neighbors at risk. A recent incident in Scotland ...
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Asbestos Concerns Continue Long after Most Use was Banned
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), asbestos has not been mined in the U.S. since 2002. Back in July of 1989, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule banning most asbestos-containing products. In 1991, this regulation was overturned by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. As a result of the Court's decision, the following specific ...
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IAQ Marketing Firm Offers Discounts to IAQA Members and ACAC Accredited Professionals
To help the industry increase its marketing and public relations exposure, Cochrane & Associates is now offering, for a limited time, discounted services. The special is available to new customers that belong to the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) or are currently certified by the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC). Cochrane & Associates, a specialized public ...
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Stretching Your IAQ Marketing Literature Dollars
For most companies that offer indoor air quality products or services their client base is likely made up of not only commercial and residential customers, but also numerous segment markets within those broad categories. This can make it a challenge (in time spent and development costs) for a company to create and promote marketing literature that is effective for each market segment. Whether ...
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Deadly Chicago High-Rise Fire Causes Health Concerns for Building Residents
Earlier this month, a fire at a Chicago high-rise killed one person and injured nine. The fire broke out on the 12th floor of the building and parts of the structure quickly filled with thick smoke and scorching temperatures. Structure fires can produce an enormous amount of smoke that infiltrates building. This smoke is filled with combustion by-products that include chemicals, soot, ash ...
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IAQ & Environmental Marketing Experts Open Services to California Companies
Today, the IAQ and environmental industries only marketing and public relations firm specializing in the industry announced they have openings for new clients based in California. Cochrane & Associates has been helping firms involved with IAQ, mold, lead, asbestos, remediation, HVAC, healthcare-associated infection control and other environmental fields grow their businesses for the past six ...
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Destructive Illinois Fire Leaves Asbestos Concerns for Residents
Last month, a fire destroyed six properties in downtown Minonk, Illinois. The devastating fire took over 100 firefighters to bring it under control and left a large area of destruction in the small community. Along with the immediate concerns caused by the fire, area residents have learned that asbestos has been found in the rubble. According to a report published by the Pantagraph.com, ...
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