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...
by Dana Chang | Feb 15, 2022 | Environmental, Health, Safety
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a global non-governmental organization with a membership of 165 national standards bodies. ISO’s mandate is to gather experts to develop International Standards designed to ensure quality. ...
by Dana Chang | Feb 7, 2022 | Environmental, Health, Safety
What is “indoor air quality”? Indoor air quality (also called “indoor environmental quality”) describes how inside air can affect a person’s health, comfort, and ability to work. It can include temperature, humidity, lack of outside air...