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Home » environmental hazards

Articles Tagged with ''environmental hazards''

Vermiculite

Hazardous Building Materials 101

Cindy Baldwin CIH, FAIHA, Senior Industrial Hygienist
August 8, 2016
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It is important to identify hazardous building materials before beginning a restoration or remediation project.


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Finding effective, affordable alternatives to sand blasting

The Final Demise of Sand Blasting

Finding effective, afforable alternatives to sand blasting as OSHA's Silica Laws evolve
Wayne Lawrence
Wayne Lawrence
June 12, 2016
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What would you do?” asked the voice on the phone. I get this question almost every day of my working life, from every corner of the U.S., from contractors, engineers, architects, plant managers, insurance professionals, technicians, you name it – they all want to know what I’d do in their position. 


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IAQA legislative update

March IAQA Legislative Update: Mold, Lead Paint, Radon, Asbestos & More

Legislative update details changes in California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Texas, & abroad
March 29, 2016
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This month’s update could cover only a fraction of the committee’s ongoing activity. Within, there are updates on mold, lead paint, radon and legionella.
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IAQA Legislative update: October 2015

Rule changes ahead for mold, asbestos, lead & radon remediators in several states
October 22, 2015
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Laws are always changing! This monthly article can help you stay ahead of the legislation curve.


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The Remediation Trifecta: Mold, Asbestos & Lead Paint

When a mold remediation job grows into a much bigger task
Michael A. Pinto
Michael A. Pinto CSP, SMS, CMP, RTPE, FLS, ERS
September 1, 2015
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Asbestos jobs do not always start as such. Sometimes, mold in a home leads to bigger discoveries.


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Understanding & Combating the Dangers of Silica

Bruce White
August 5, 2015
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“Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.”


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Case Study Contest Winners

They told their stories, you voted!
June 4, 2015
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The Case Study Contest is over, and the votes are counted.


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Handling Hazards

Environmental hazards like asbestos, PCBs and lead can change the complexion of a seemingly routine job.
Stephen Ellis
February 5, 2015
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It’s a typical day of restoration work for you and your work crews - a small water damage job in an office complex basement, a smoke-damaged kitchen in a high school and a vandalism clean-up at a former plastics company building downtown.


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Are You Making Safety a Priority?

We took a look at three jobs and asked the professionals how to best stay safe on them.
Eric Fish
September 2, 2014
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You can’t underestimate safety, especially on the types of jobs that you’re likely to be called out to in the restoration industry.


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Asbestos Issues in the Restoration Industry

Tom Peter
September 1, 2014
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Asbestos minerals have been used in building materials for fire-proofing and strengthening for close to 100 years and can still be found today in both old and new buildings.


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