More and more often, people are talking about “Risk Based Cleanups.” It sounds ominous and complicated, but because so many people are throwing the term around, it seems like everyone is supposed to know what it is. In general terms, a “Risk Based Cleanup” is nothing more than the process of getting the regulatory body […]
Category: EnviroForensics
What Is A Hazardous Communication Plan And Why Do I Need One? By: Adam J. Herrmann in Collaboration with Steve Henshaw
Do you have a Hazardous Communication Program (HazCom Program) in place? If you are a dry cleaning facility and use tetrachloroethylene (PERC) and/or other chemicals for dry cleaning or spotting, then you should have a current and updated HazCom Program in place. In 1983, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the Hazardous Communication […]
The Environmental Corner BY Steve Henshaw and Keith Gaskill
Green Clean How: “Environmental” Is Remediation? Environmental impact due to historical drycleaning practices is not a rarity. In fact, it’s common to find drycleaning solvents in the soil, groundwater and vapor under and around current and former drycleaning facilities. A big part of our job is to figure out the means to best remediate the […]