by Mike McFadden | Apr 12, 2016 | Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene
News of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s new silica rule has sounded the alarm for many business owners – it looks like a heaping pile of trouble for everyone involved. Luckily, OSHA has spent enough time consulting with the industry to come up with...
by Mike McFadden | Mar 30, 2016 | Corporate News, Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene
We have said it before, and will say it again: we are extremely lucky at TriMedia to employ a talented and dedicated team who strive for excellence every day. In this Employee Spotlight article, we invite you to learn a little bit about one of our staff industrial...
by Mike McFadden | Feb 19, 2016 | Industrial Hygiene
If you have ever had your workplace tested for potential hazardous material exposure and end up having trouble making sense of analytical results, you’re not alone. Regulatory requirements say one thing, and the NIOSH REL and/or ACGIH TLV numbers included on your...
by Mike McFadden | Oct 8, 2015 | Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene
Due diligence does not always end with environmental site assessments. Many times, purchasers and lending institutions will require additional building investigations to be conducted, including indoor environmental quality (IEQ) assessments, mold evaluations, asbestos...
by Mike McFadden | Aug 13, 2015 | Asbestos, Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene
It’s easy to come across news stories expressing concern about asbestos in schools, but what might not be so common to see are the regulations set in place for academic facilities old enough for hazardous building materials to be a concern. The Asbestos Hazard...