Asbestosis and Silicosis, have come to the forefront in the past decades as noncancerous diseases that can seriously damage the health of workers who are exposed to hazardous materials. Both asbestos and respirable crystalline silica are listed under the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA’s) list of toxic and hazardous substances and their use is …
On January 21, 2021 President Biden issued an Executive Order for Protection of Worker Health and Safety. Amongst other things, it requires that the Secretary of Labor who oversees the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue temporary emergency standards so that OSHA can conduct targeted enforcement of the federal OSHA standards as well as …
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What is Exposure Monitoring? Industrial Hygiene deals with planning for or anticipating, identifying, analyzing, and finding ways to control workers’ exposure to dangerous elements. In the identifying phase, Industrial Hygienists determine how much, while performing their job, a worker is exposed to a danger in terms of frequency, duration, and magnitude. In the prior two …
How to Step Up your HVAC for Covid-19 There is real concern over air transmission of the Covid-19 virus and indoor air quality (IAQ) because varying sources indicate that due to a cough, the COVID-19 virus can travel six to eighteen feet in the air and stay airborne from fourteen minutes to three days. And …
Is Asbestos Still in Use Today? Have asbestos products really been eliminated? The answer is no, not completely. One might think, with the awareness we have today about the toxic effects of asbestos, that this substance would be entirely banned in the United States. While it is not one hundred percent banned, it is highly …
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Everyone knows that air pollution, smoking, and second-hand smoke cause lung cancer. In fact, smoking causes 90% of lung cancer cases. Lung cancer in general causes more deaths in both genders than any other kind of cancer. And there are many people dying from lung cancer who never smoked. With facts like this, lung cancer …
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What is Industrial Hygiene (IH)? As we mentioned in the last blog post in this series, Industrial Hygiene is the science and art of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and recommending controls for physical and environmental hazards that could negatively impact the well-being of people in a workplace environment. At RPF Environmental, we support our customers with …
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What is Industrial Hygiene (IH)? In countries outside of the United States, the concept of industrial hygiene is referred to as “occupational hygiene” which we believe reveals more about its true meaning. The focus of industrial hygiene is worker safety and the concept has been recognized for millennia. Some of the earliest ideas were based …
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Children are some of the most vulnerable people in our society, and this is also true when it comes to lead poisoning. Unfortunately, children are much more vulnerable to lead poisoning than adults. That is why the focus of the National Lead Poisoning Week is focused on this segment of the population. Due to the …
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Join us in honoring Mesothelioma Awareness Day – read about what is Mesothelioma, symptoms, and how to avoid asbestos-related mesothelioma. Call us at 603-942-5432 or contact us online to talk to a certified asbestos inspector today. What is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a malignant cancerous tumor that forms in the membrane lining of the lungs, heart, …
As a facility manager, it is your job to ensure your commercial property is safe and usable for all parties who rent or occupy it. For many older buildings, part of that responsibility includes asbestos abatement as needed. Working in an environment with stray asbestos fibers can be a serious health hazard and can present …
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In the 1970’s several types of asbestos materials used in construction were banned. Then, in 1989 the EPA issued a final rule further banning the use of asbestos, but due to extensive industry lobbying efforts the full ban was overturned in court and only a few specific types of asbestos products were banned as well …
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