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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

National air district regulations also narrow the field of choices for architects and specifiers tasked with selecting eco-conscious coatings. USGBC released LEED v4 in 2015 with new improvements over previous versions, including increased flexibility, an emphasis on materials and resources, and streamlined documentation.

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Good News, Bad News: OSHA and the Global Harmonization System

FDR Safety

Our guest blogger is Joe Wolfsberger, a senior advisor at FDRsafety and an expert in occupational health/industrial hygiene. For companies with a global presence, the promise of universal regulations is seen as welcome relief from the multitude of regulations that they must deal with around the world. The good news.

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2015 Healthcare Construction – Construction Contractor Compliance

Building Information Management

The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S.

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Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP Welcomes Attorney Rebecca M. Queensland

LDM Law

She graduated cum laude from Hamline University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies and Business Administration. She went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2018, focusing on technology regulation and public health law.

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2015 Healthcare Construction – Construction Contractor Compliance

Building Information Management

The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S.

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Training deadline approaching for Globally Harmonized System

FDR Safety

Our guest blogger today is Jim Carnahan, a member of the FDRsafety team specializing in advising clients on compliance with new OSHA regulations on Globally Harmonized Systems. Full compliance with the other elements is to begin in 2015. Conveys health, physical and environmental hazard information.

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Understanding gas vapor remediation

GCP Applied Technologies

Even when layers of soil are removed from industrial sites and other brownfields, gas barrier protection is often still needed because a certain amount of vapors remain that may be harmful to human health. . We are likely to see similar regulations emerge in other locations in the coming years. .