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Mobile devices are an indispensable fixture of daily life for most people. We manage appointments, communicate, order goods and services, and perform many of life's daily activities through a screen in our hand. We do so because it is usually faster, more efficient, and more secure than other methods. Yet, many critical data collection and site inspection tasks in the environmental and AEC industries still happen with a pen and paper. By now, many of us should be aware of the advantages of collecting data digitally, including: Standardized data recording.Time savings, both during the collection process and by eliminating data...
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石棉，铅漆和氡。这些环境问题何时需要评估为经济适用住房收购和/或康复项目的一部分？在20世纪80年代初，石棉广泛用于建材等产品和其他产品。虽然今天不广泛用于建筑材料，但含石棉的材料并不完全禁止在美国使用的建筑材料中。在任何装修或拆除项目之前，美国环境保护署（EPA）和国家机构要求评估含石棉材料的建筑物的建筑物。由于这么多贷方和/或投资者将需要......
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你可能会认为你有足够的时间，但7月1日将在你知道之前在这里 - 所以现在是时候开始你的Toxics发布库存（三）报告了。TRI是美国环境保护局（EPA）紧急规划和社区正确的知名法案（EPCRA）所需的年度报告。您需要报告if ...您的主要NAICS代码（以前是SIC）是否列出或您是联邦设施;和10个或更多全职员工（相当于20,000小时/年）;和“制造”，“过程”或“否则使用”部分313化学品超过其报告阈值。如果您的设施见面......
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工业卫生Assessments Industrial hygiene is more than just hand washing; it’s the science for evaluating and controlling workplace stressors or contaminants. While hand washing is just one control used to prevent exposure to workplace contaminants, there are many others used to prevent exposures to keep employees safe and healthy. We frequently receive calls from facilities that want to introduce a new chemical to their process. At this point, an employer should assess employee exposures. When new chemicals are introduced into the workplace, Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) provide the information about the hazards, properties, and handling of the chemical. In many cases,...
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We encounter many questions when it comes to air: What might one mean when they say air? Is your air a potential concern for your employees? Is your air a concern for the environment? Are your processes or daily activities at your facility emitting contaminants into the air? Are you emitting too much contamination into the air? Air means many things to many people – it surrounds us all; we need it to survive but it can also make us sick. From an environmental perspective, “air help” can mean vapor encroachment or fence line monitoring. From a permitting and compliance...
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Ever notice cracking in a building facade, or a door sticking in the frame? Or an uneven slab or damage to utilities entering a structure or equipment? Often the guilty culprit is consolidation settlement of the soils supporting the foundation. Realizing the potential for soil consolidation at a site during the design phase of a project can mitigate costly future issues associated with total and differential settlement of a foundation system. Soil Matrix To understand soil consolidation, first we need to recognize the make-up of the soil matrix undergoing volume change. As shown in the figure below, soil is made...
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一个简短的讨论geotech的各种类型nical testing, their purpose, and the time frame based on their guiding standards. If you are beginning construction of a building, road, or other structure, you may be wondering how long geotechnical testing will take and if it will cause delays to your initial project timeline. Some projects are straightforward, and an entire geotechnical investigation could be complete in as little as three weeks. While more complex structures or demanding designs may require months to complete an investigation. We will discuss some of the most common geotechnical testing performed and their timelines....
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