Managing Hazardous Bird, Rodent and Other Animal Waste in Building Materials
Common sense tells us that animal waste such as excrement, urine, and carcasses in the buildings where we work and live is a health hazard. But it isn’t easily preventable. Rodents, birds, lizards, insects, and other small creatures will eventually find their way into buildings through HVAC systems, sewage systems,…
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Respirable Crystalline Silica: The Health Risks of Exposure
A recent outbreak of silicosis cases reported among engineered stone workers in several states has prompted an investigation into workplace exposure controls. Eighteen cases of silicosis among stone fabrication workers had been reported at the time of publication of a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on…
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Spring “Field Work” Provides the Omega Team with an Opportunity to Go to Bat for the Community
At Omega Environmental, a day in the field can mean traipsing through any number of hazards, as part of the work we do helping a wide array of businesses, universities and property managers build and renovate without having to worry about unmanaged environmental problems. But it’s spring and we’re looking…
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