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New Study Finds Significant Water Pollution Risks from Fracking
Scientists at Stony Brook University have determined that the disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing is one of the largest...
Allison Stalker
Aug 28, 20122 min read
Laboratory Facility Closures
The following article was written by Frank Jankoski, an EES associate and guest author. Mr. Jankoski is the founder and President of...
Tom Petersen
Aug 21, 20122 min read
Border 2020 Environmental Agreement
On August 8, 2012 the Environmental Protection Agency’s Administrator and the Mexican Environment and Natural Resources Secretary signed...
Allison Stalker
Aug 14, 20122 min read
Treating Imports at Philadelphia's Ports
Guest columnist, Emma Fried-Cassorla, is a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania’s Master’s of Environmental Studies...
Tom Petersen
Jul 17, 20125 min read
ASHRAE Standard Issued to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease
In October of 2011, EES published a blog on new proposed standards created for the prevention of Legionnaires’ disease, as seen here. At...
Allison Stalker
Jun 26, 20122 min read
Highly Contaminated Gowanus Canal To Be Cleaned Up
The U.S EPA has recently published a feasibility study, or outline of the remedial options selected for the cleanup of the highly...
Josh Shkrab
Jan 3, 20122 min read
Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Proposed For Delaware River Basin
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, has undoubtedly become one of the most contentious and hotly debated issues in...
Josh Shkrab
Nov 15, 20113 min read
New Standards To Be Issued For Prevention Of Legionella
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., (ASHRAE) published the first draft document...
Josh Shkrab
Oct 25, 20112 min read
New Industry Codes Announced by NFPA
At the latest National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Conference & Expo in Boston, new and revised industry codes were announced. ...
Allison Stalker
Sep 9, 20112 min read
Asbestos Exposure and Impacts
Before 1978, asbestos was used in nearly every home in some fashion. Asbestos was used in various materials including floor and ceiling...
Allison Stalker
Sep 2, 20112 min read
EPA’s Response to the Yellowstone River Spill
A 12-inch pipeline owned by ExxonMobil Pipeline Company ruptured on July 1, 2011. The pipeline was located under the Yellowstone River,...
Allison Stalker
Jul 15, 20112 min read
OSHA Regulations Unique to Hospitals
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides regulations for all industries formulated to protect the employees. ...
Allison Stalker
Jun 21, 20112 min read
OSHA and Job Creation
The Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently held a hearing investigating OSHA’s...
Heather Cummings
May 13, 20112 min read
OSHA to Adopt New Hazardous Chemical Classification System
OSHA announced that by August of this year it will finalize a rule adopting the globally harmonized system (GHS) for the classification...
Heather Cummings
May 3, 20111 min read
Tyson Foods Receives OSHA Safety Violations
Tyson Foods of Jefferson, Wisconsin received 10 safety violations from OSHA. While one was a minor violation, nine of the ten were...
Heather Cummings
Apr 19, 20111 min read
State & Federal Health Officials Meet to Discuss Collaboration
Last month more than 70 people, representing 23 states, attended an unprecedented event, which brought together state public health...
Heather Cummings
Apr 1, 20111 min read
The AIHA Value Strategy - a new tool to advance worker health protection
By Guest Author: Bernard D. Silverstein, CIH, President TVS Associates, LLC In this turbulent economy, business and government...
Tom Petersen
Mar 22, 20112 min read
OSHA Cites the Stars
Many Americans feel celebrities in our society receive a free pass, and can break the law without repercussions. The Occupational,...
Heather Cummings
Mar 11, 20111 min read
OSHA Takes Steps to Protect Immigrant Workers
In early December the assistant secretary of OSHA, David Michaels, and the secretary of labor, Hilda Solis, met with ambassadors from...
Heather Cummings
Mar 8, 20111 min read
OSHA Reminds Employers and Workers of Snow Removal Risks
This winter season seems to be hitting us left and right with snowstorms! With the accumulation levels and frequency increasing it is...
Heather Cummings
Feb 1, 20111 min read
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EES has been providing environmental health & safety consulting and engineering services for more than 25 years, serving healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace and higher education organizations across the United States and Canada.
President and Engineer Tom Petersen, P.E. has more than 36 years of environmental engineering, health & safety and process safety experience.
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