by rally | Jul 26, 2018 | Environmental Due Diligence, Health & Safety, Regulations
The price of complying with environmental health and safety (EHS) regulations can be high for some businesses, but it’s nothing compared to the potential price of non-compliance. Ignoring EHS requirements is not an option for any company that takes its long-term...
by Nicole Ghedini | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog, Health & Safety, Regulations, Training
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets standards to protect workers from mechanical and chemical dangers in the workplace; however, the OSHA regulations only apply to workers in the private sector. Massachusetts recently enacted a new...
by Nicole Ghedini | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog, Regulations, Tanks
Brian Pine, Environmental Compliance Services Program Manager from ATC’s Pittsburgh, PA office, will be a presenter at the National Institute for Storage Tank Management’s (NISTM) 20th Annual International Aboveground Storage Tank Conference and Trade Show in Orlando,...
by Nicole Ghedini | Nov 8, 2017 | Blog, Regulations, Tanks
“Following the Great Molasses Flood in Boston’s North End on January 15, 1919, Massachusetts began regulating aboveground storage tanks (AST’s) greater than 10,000 gallons storing any fluid other than water. The molasses flood killed 21 people and injured 150 more....
by Nicole Ghedini | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog, Regulations
New Rule: Effective June 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finalized the Crystalline Silica Rule for General Industry, Maritime and Construction. The final rule establishes new exposure limits and action levels, as well as specifies...
by Nicole Ghedini | Jan 9, 2017 | Banking, Blog, Brownsfield, Commercial Real Estate, Environmental Due Diligence, Regulations
When acquiring a site for development, a potentially costly risk is having to clean up hazardous waste and/or remediate environmental dangers within the site’s boundaries. That is why you must have a professional environmental services company perform an environmental...
