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CCOHS congratulates Sophie Dennis, CCOHS Governor, on receiving Ontario’s highest recognition for career contribution in public service
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) congratulates Sophie Dennis, Ontario representative on CCOHS’ Council of Governors, on her recent award. The Amethyst award recognizes outstanding career contributions among members of the Ontario public service. “I was extremely pleased to learn of the Ontario government’s decision to present Sophie Dennis with the ...
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AECOM Acquires HLA-Envirosciences
Leading Australian environmental firm joins AECOM’s ENSR unit LOS ANGELES & SYDNEY, Australia — AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, has announced the acquisition of HLA-Envirosciences (HLA), an environmental health and safety consulting and ...
By AECOM
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EI’s Reorganization Has an Eye on the Future
Research Triangle Park, NC – The EI Group, Inc. (EI) has been providing professional consulting services for more than 20 years and has grown, changed, and reorganized to keep up with the changing times. That is evident again as the company enters into a new decade. With an eye on the changing marketplace, EI has restructured its technical staff to meet two specific objectives, providing ...
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Hurricane Irene Leaves a Path of Destruction across the Mid-Atlantic
Over the weekend, Hurricane Irene left a path of destruction across the Mid-Atlantic. Concise damage reports are still being tabulated, but some areas experienced over 10 inches of rain and tidal surges caused flooding in many areas. Strong winds also caused damage to many commercial and residential properties. The storm left hundreds of thousands of people without power and boil water alerts ...
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Sussex Environmental Health Consultants Certified as a Woman Owned Business Enterprise
The Mid-Atlantic environmental consulting firm is recognized by the states of Delaware and Maryland as a woman owned business. Sussex Environmental Health Consultants, LLC (SEHC) is an environmental, health and safety (EHS) consulting firm located in Lewes, Delaware. SEHC services businesses and property owners in the Mid-Atlantic region and nationwide. SEHC has extensive experience in helping ...
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Hygieneering, Inc. Grows it’s Environmental Business Relationship with International Bank
Hygieneering, Inc. has been providing environmental, health and safety consulting services over the past two decades to support the interest of an international bank’s assets in the US. With the acquisition of new US banks, www.hygieneering.com will now be lending additional environmental, health and safety services to support the new banking assets of its International banking client. ...
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ABIH Helps Industry and the Public Connect with CIHs in their Area
Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH) provide important occupational health and safety services to people across the globe. Many industries rely on their knowledge to ensure that workers are not exposed to potentially harmful situations. Many CIHs also work as consultants and are able to offer their expertise not only to industry, but also directly to the public as well. CIHs are called ...
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Mold and Bedbugs Have Maryland Renters Up in Arms
Last month, tenants from three apartment complexes in Langley Park, Maryland voiced their concerns over bedbugs, mold, rats and cockroaches. At a town hall meeting with the management company, residents demanded action be taken to improve their living conditions. Approximately 100 residents were in attendance with some asking that authorities from Prince George’s County step in to manage ...
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Mold Concerns have Hazelton Center’s Tenants on Edge
Last month, The Standard Speaker reported that water leaks in the historic Hazelton Center in Hazelton, Pennsylvania have tenants of the building concerned. According to the article there have been ongoing water leaks in the downtown building for a number of years, but more recently tenants have noticed possible mold growth and some employees of the building’s tenants have complained of ...
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AECOM Acquires RETEC
WESTFORD, Mass. – AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading global provider of professional technical and management support services in the transportation, facilities and environmental markets, has announced the acquisition of The RETEC Group, Inc., an environmental management consulting and engineering firm with over 400 staff and 25 offices across the United States. RETEC will be integrated ...
By AECOM
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Industry, Government Agencies & the Public Connect with CIHs through the ABIH® Website
The most sought after professionals who provide occupational health and safety services to people across the globe are Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs). Many industries, institutions and government agencies rely on their knowledge and skills to ensure that workers and the public are not exposed to potentially harmful substances and situations. In addition to working directly for an ...
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Many Types of Fungi Can Cause Indoor Air Quality Problems
Over the past decade there have been numerous media reports about Stachybotrys chartarum that have often referred to it as “toxic mold”. These stories have made headlines in the country’s newspapers, magazines and television programs. Stachybotrys chartarum is a greenish-black mold that can be found in properties with water damage or highly elevated humidity levels. It ...
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Holiday Season Brings Cheer and the Occasional Structural Fire
During the holiday season, countless homes and businesses are decked out with all types of decorations. A key component of these decorations usually involves holiday lights. These light are found both inside and outside of millions of buildings. Unfortunately, holidays lights also result in hundreds of fires each year in the U.S., including many across the Mid-Atlantic region. Some ...
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Easyfairs Partners with SGS to Ensure Every Visit is a Safe Visit
International event organizer and venue manager Easyfairs announced today that it has entered into a partnership with SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, to reinforce its commitment to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of visitors and exhibitors, as well as Easyfairs employees, at its events and venues. “We want to be sure that ...
By easyFairs
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Back to School may Mean Back to Mold for some Students and Faculty
Many students across Maryland, Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic region are making preparations to head back to school. Parents have been busy buying their children new cloths, schools supplies and for some, allergy and asthma medications. Although the new school year brings relief to many parents, and a sense of adventure and excitement to students, for some it also means the return of indoor ...
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VOCs causing IAQ Problems across the Mid-Atlantic
VOCs include an assortment of chemicals used in our modern lives. VOCs are emitted as gases from many common solids or liquids used by industry to make the products all around us. Exposure to some of these VOCs may cause short or long term adverse health effects. Concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors than outdoors. These VOCs are emitted by a wide collection of products, ...
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Honoring Workers’ Memorial Day and Occupational Health and Safety Services in Puerto Rico
Later this week, Puerto Rico and the rest of the United States will observe Workers’ Memorial Day. The annual day of recognition takes place each year on April 28th, the same day the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was established 46 years ago. According to OSHA, Workers’ Memorial Day is a time to honor those workers who have died on the job, to acknowledge the ...
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Mold at University of Delaware Forces Students from Dorm Rooms
Earlier this month, WDEL News Talk Radio, reported that at least 40 students from the University of Delaware were forced to leave their dorm rooms due to mold issues. At the time of the news report, 38 rooms had been cleaned and disinfected allowing some students to return. The remaining students were being housed in temporary housing provided by the university. According to the U.S. ...
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Flooding & Sewage Contamination can Result in Exposure to Endotoxins
With the hurricane season officially here, residents along the Mid-Atlantic are aware of the potential for powerful storms to bring flooding to the region again this summer. Last year, Hurricane Irene left a path of destruction that impacted countless property owners in the area. When storms bring heavy rains and flooding a number of environmental concerns are left in the wake of the storm. ...
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Mid-Atlantic Building Experts Resolve Vapor Intrusion Problems
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Notice of Opportunity for Public Input in January. The notice solicited input about whether to include a vapor intrusion component to the Hazard Ranking System (HRS). Since then they have held “listening sessions” on the topic. The release stated, “The HRS is the principal mechanism EPA uses to place sites on the ...
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