by Dana Chang | Aug 12, 2022 | Environmental, Health
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Climate Change Impacts and Risk Analysis (CIRA) project reports that climate change affects all Americans—regardless of socioeconomic status—and many impacts are projected to worsen. But individuals will not...
by Dana Chang | Jul 8, 2022 | Environmental, Health, Safety
OSHA Spill Kit Requirements In addition to going into great detail about the requirements of job site safety programs for hazardous waste, OSHA provides spill kit requirements. You can find these guidelines in full in OSHA 3114 “Hazardous Waste Operations and...
by Dana Chang | Jun 10, 2022 | Environmental, Health
Introduction The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the States, biennially collects information regarding the generation, management, and final disposition of hazardous wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery...
by Dana Chang | Jun 3, 2022 | Environmental, Health, Safety
The water and wastewater sectors are mostly regulated by their own organizations because they are exempt from federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. The management of municipalities have a responsibility to protect the workers from...
by Dana Chang | Mar 17, 2022 | Environmental, Health
To advance critical progress on securing clean air, safe food, and clean drinking water: EPA is launching a robust, new PFAS Roadmap that will guide the agency’s current and planned activities in 2021-2024 to research, restrict, and remediate harmful PFAS. The roadmap...
by Dana Chang | Feb 23, 2022 | Environmental, Safety
Companies Are Not Prepared Crisis preparation and management standards are falling short in almost a third of businesses, according to a report released by Chemtrec. The survey shows that almost a third of businesses (28%) under-prioritize their chemical emergency...
