Preventing and Managing Indoor Air Quality Issues
Dust, mold and asbestos can contribute to air quality issues in older buildings. But even new structures can be “sick buildings” if they have inadequate ventilation. Off-gassing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other chemicals from new carpeting, paint, adhesives, sealants, cleaning products, engineered wood products and new furniture can…
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Join Omega and Orange County’s Commercial Real Estate Power Women
Orange County’s women of influence in commercial real estate, property management, local government, higher education, law, and business will share success stories and offer guidance to help pave the path for other women at Bisnow’s upcoming “Orange County Power Women” conference, the first in a series planned by the commercial…
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Four Key Changes to the OSHA Beryllium Standard
With both long and short-term exposure limits reduced under new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, practice controls and plans for those who work with beryllium-containing products may need updating in order to ensure worker safety and OSHA compliance. A lightweight but extremely strong metal, beryllium and its related…
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Join Omega at CalCon 2019
Home to the country's second busiest airport and the top two cargo seaports – and with ambitious expansion goals for all three – California is in the midst of a booming period for capital improvements. From airports and seaports to correction facilities and office buildings, more than $150 billion in…
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Protecting Workers from Asbestos Exposure
Although it is highly regulated and banned for several new uses, asbestos is found in many buildings constructed before 1980 and is still in use in the United States. That means an exposure risk exists for those who occupy buildings with deteriorating asbestos- containing materials and for workers in older buildings…
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