environmental damage News
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Maintain Compliance & Safety in Educational Institutions with Room Alert
Schools are required to maintain various industry compliance standards, depending on their location and the type of institution. Some common compliance standards that schools need to follow include: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) American Society ...
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New York Fire Damage Restoration Experts Tackle Major DEP Project
One of New York City's most crucial DEP facilities is undergoing comprehensive fire damage restoration including smoke cleanup and soot remediation after a recent blaze tore through their building. The New York DEP facility, responsible for one of the city's most critical resources, is expertly navigating a major fire cleanup thanks to Total Environmental Restoration Services (TERS), New York, ...
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Water Heater Preventive Maintenance Tips for Residents of Puerto Rico
Whether fueled by electricity, propane or solar energy, one of the modern conveniences many people in Puerto Rico take for granted is hot water in their home or business. A simple turn of the tap provides for a warm shower, bath or hot water for washing dishes and clothes. There are well over a million homes across Puerto Rico and hundreds of thousands of businesses and institutions that all ...
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Keeping Mold Exposure Risks Out of Homes, Schools and Businesses in Puerto Rico
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the presence of mold is very common in buildings and homes. The agency goes on to report that mold will grow in places with a lot of moisture, such as around leaks in roofs, windows or pipes, or where there has been flooding. It is well known that exposure to elevated levels of mold can cause health issues for some people. The ...
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Resources for Employers in Puerto Rico to Protect Workers from Mold and Other Exposure Risks
Whenever a business encounters water damage or flooding, whether due to a natural disaster or man-made event, the health and safety of workers needs to be of paramount importance. Not only do these events disrupt the normal flow of business, they also often involve health and safety issues due to mold and other indoor environmental quality (IEQ) contaminants workers are likely to encounter. To ...
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TERS Provides Environmentally Friendly/GREEN Flood and Water Damage Restoration Services in New York (NY), New York City (NYC), New Jersey (NJ), Connecticut (CT), and More
Total Environmental Restoration Solutions, Inc. (TERS), a New York-based full service environmental restoration company is now offering extended, fully GREEN (environmentally friendly) flood cleanup and water damage mitigation services in New York (NY), New York City (NYC), New Jersey (NJ), Connecticut (CT), Pennsylvania (PA), and other locations in the North-Eastern United States. In addition, ...
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Building Science Experts in Puerto Rico Identify Smoke Damage and Other Indoor Environmental Quality Issues Following Structure Fires
According to the National Fire Protection Agency, every 24 seconds a fire department responds to a fire in the United States and as recently as 2017, there were 499,000 structure fires in the country. The cost of this property damage averages in the billions each year and for 2017, was estimated at a staggering $23 billion. While the majority of structure fires take place in homes (72% in ...
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TERS Provides Environmentally Friendly/Green Water Damage, Flooding, and Sewage Backup Cleanup, Mitigation & Restoration Services in New York (NY), New York City (NYC), New Jersey (NJ), Connecticut (CT), and More
New York-based Total Environment Restoration Solutions, Inc. (TERS) is a full-service environment restoration company which, in addition to their water, flood, and sewage damage restoration services, performs fire damage mitigation to commercial and residential customers. TERS' fire damage restoration services include smoke removal and soot/fire residue cleanup in a new, fully green way. The ...
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TERS Provides Environmentally Friendly/Green Water Damage, Flooding, and Sewage Backup Cleanup, Mitigation & Restoration Services in New York (NY), New York City (NYC), New Jersey (NJ), Connecticut (CT), and More
New York-based Total Environment Restoration Solutions, Inc. (TERS) is a full-service environment restoration company which, in addition to their water, flood, and sewage damage restoration services, performs fire damage mitigation to commercial and residential customers. TERS' fire damage restoration services include smoke removal and soot/fire residue cleanup in a new, fully green way. The ...
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Commercial Property Damage Claims Can Reveal Unexpected Indoor Environmental Exposure Risks
Each year, billions of dollars are paid to settle insured property damage claims. While most people hope they never have to file a claim for damage to their home or business, statistics show that as recently as 2013, over 4% of insured homes had a claim and there were billions of dollars in commercial property losses. Some of the most common commercial insurance claims revolve around water ...
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Even Minor Tornado Damage can Result in Indoor Environmental Hazards
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in an average year Texas has 137 tornadoes, more than any other state in the country. Less than two months into spring and Texas has already been hit with a number of powerful tornadoes that have caused damage to homes and buildings in many regions of the state. In a typical year in the United States, tornadoes cause over ...
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