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Climate Change and Health Care
The Bon Secours Health System and Practice Greenhealth recently hosted a webinar concerning the subject of climate change and its...
Allison Stalker
Apr 26, 20113 min read


New Air Quality Measuring Device Improves on Existing Technology
A new air quality measurement device has been licensed for commercial development by Droplet Measurement Technologies of Boulder, Co. ...
Heather Cummings
Apr 22, 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


EPA’s GHG Reporting Program Delayed
The EPA recently announced the postponement of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program deadline. The 2010 date deadline was originally set...
Heather Cummings
Apr 15, 20111 min read
House Passes Anti-EPA Bill
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 910, which if approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama would prohibit...
Heather Cummings
Apr 12, 20111 min read


Brownfields 2011 – Sustainability Conference
Earlier this week the Pennsylvania Convention Center hosted Brownfields 2011, a sustainability conference hosted by the EPA and ICMA. ...
Heather Cummings
Apr 8, 20112 min read
Indoor Air Quality Throughout the Year
According to the EPA indoor air quality can be up to 100x worse during winter, causing allergies and other problems. However, once...
Heather Cummings
Apr 5, 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
Proposed EPA Regulation for Coal-fired Power Plants
The EPA proposed a regulation that would, for the first time, limit coal-burning power plant emissions. The regulation would limit the...
Heather Cummings
Mar 30, 20111 min read


Anti-Smog Legislation
The Obama administration’s new anti-smog legislation sounds appealing, but what about its affect on industry jobs? According to one...
Heather Cummings
Mar 25, 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


How Japan’s Troubled Nuclear Reactors May Affect You
As problems at the damaged Japanese nuclear plant, Fukushima Daiichi, continue, many U.S. residents are asking themselves what effect the...
Heather Cummings
Mar 18, 20112 min read
This is a test post for our new URL Shortener
Thanks to the folks over at Goldstein Media LLC, we are now the proud owners of our very own branded URL shortener: EES.BZ.
Seth
Mar 16, 20111 min read
New EPA Boiler MACT Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new Clean Air Act rules last month. The Boiler Maximum Achievable Control...
Heather Cummings
Mar 15, 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


EPA Orders Proper E-Waste Disposal
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Metro Metals Corporation and Avista Recycling, Inc., to properly dispose of...
Heather Cummings
Mar 4, 20111 min read
CARE Makes Green Decisions Easier
EES recently shared a post regarding health care sustainability. It focused on the importance of making environmentally conscious and...
Heather Cummings
Mar 1, 20111 min read
Maximize Boiler Efficiency Now
This interesting new technology is from one of the equipment vendors we interact with. EES does not endorse this system and has no...

Tom Petersen
Feb 25, 20114 min read
Hospital OSHA Compliance
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has hundreds of general and specific industry regulations, and many employers...
Heather Cummings
Feb 22, 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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