October’s National Protect Your Hearing Month is a useful reminder that hearing conservation is not simply about how loud a workplace seems. Understanding risk requires looking at both the intensity...
Expected in April 2026, ISO 14001:2026 will update the international standard for environmental management systems (EMS). Whether you’re ISO certified, considering certification, or just want to be...
In September 2025, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) released the results of its much-anticipated statewide soil investigation into Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances...
On August 1, 2025, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) adopted amended rules for Hazardous Waste Generators (Env-Hw 500), in part to align with EPA’s Hazardous Waste...
In the December 2022 issue of Commerce Magazine, Benjamin Sallemi, Ph.D, CIH is interviewed on the impact of new state regulations on lead-based paint in New Jersey.
Legislation recently passed by the State of New Jersey introduces new requirements for municipalities regarding Lead-Based Paint (LBP) Inspections in rental dwellings constructed prior to 1978. Rental...
On July 20th, 2021, Connecticut Ned Governor Lamont signed Public Act 21-191 into law banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Class B firefighting foams and phasing out PFAS...
Viruses mutate due to their rapid reproduction and the ease with which they can exchange genetic material. This has held true with the COVID-19 virus, most recently with the variant B.1.617.2, better...
Early in the pandemic, there was a significant focus on cleaning and hygiene and less focus on protection from airborne transmission. Indeed, back in March of 2020, neither the CDC or the World Health...
As a firm providing essential services to the construction and other sectors, GZA has provided engineering and scientific consulting throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, including at construction sites...
In the US, there are currently three vaccines for COVID-19 authorized as of this writing, March 4th, 2021, with two in Phase 3 clinical trials or awaiting emergency approval. Right now, new...
John Oberer discusses a survey conducted by the Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association in the March 2021 issue of New Jersey Business.