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Lab Relocation, Lab Decontamination, Lab Decommissioning

Lab Decontamination: Common Scenarios and Challenges for Facilities

Managing and maintaining the integrity of laboratories is challenging, and nothing can be more daunting to an organization than environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance liabilities that can exist when cleaning and decontaminating a facility. Due to the...
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Regulatory Compliance

OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard: Is Your Facility Affected?

It's no secret that OSHA has been busy when it comes to monitoring facilities with highly hazardous chemicals (HHCs). Since 2010, OSHA has issued more than 69 enforcement cases regarding Process...
BY Rick Foote May 23, 2017
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Higher Education, Lab Safety

Lab Safety: Creating a Policy for University Visitors

For the purpose of this post, please note that a "potentially hazardous work area" is defined as "any area where hazardous substances (e.g., hazardous chemicals, biohazardous agents, compressed...
BY TEI Experts May 17, 2017
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Field Services, Lab Pack, Lab Safety, Lab Move, Lab Relocation, Education, Life Sciences, Lab Decontamination, Technical Services

7 Things You Need to Know Before Moving Your Lab

There are a lot moving parts when it comes to completing a lab relocation. You have to pack and label chemicals, decontaminate your lab thoroughly, and transport everything to the new lab, all while...
BY Ian Lanza March 3, 2017
Lab Relocation

Q&A Series: 3 Important Radiation Safety Questions Answered by Industry Expert, Tony Gemmellaro

When working with radiation, diminishing exposure should be the top priority. Ionizing radiation can have serious health effects at high doses which can compromise safety. Triumvirate Environmental's...
BY TEI Experts November 2, 2016
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Compliance, Wastewater, Industrial

Four Common Wastewater Discharge Permit Violations & How to Avoid Them

Many people have heard the cliché, “The solution to pollution is dilution.” Unfortunately, many don’t realize operating under this principle is more likely to get you and your company into trouble...
BY TEI Experts October 11, 2016
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Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Lab Management

4 Questions That Stand Between You and a Best-In-Class Environmental Preventative Maintenance Program

Preventative maintenance is a crucial, yet underemphasized facet of Environmental, Health & Safety operations. A regular PM program allows you to create, streamline and optimize a preventative...
BY TEI Experts May 11, 2016
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Waste Management, Lab Management

5 Things to Consider When Setting Up Your Hazardous Waste Room

In the world of environmental health and safety, we are accustomed to constant change and fluctuation. Many of us at some point in our careers have been part of a company that has either expanded or...
BY Schuyler Stuart April 25, 2016
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Lab Safety

Common Fume Hood Mistakes and What You Can Do To Avoid Them

A 23-year old technician at UCLA was wearing a sweatshirt and no lab coat when she began working with a pyrophoric liquid. The liquid reacted with the air, and set the synthetic fibers of her...
BY TEI Experts March 10, 2016
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Hazardous Materials, Waste Management

Disposing of Sodium Azide Solutions: What You Need to Know

Sodium azide (NaN3) is extremely toxic and potentially explosive under certain conditions. This azide compound is frequently used as a preservative in many reagents and stock solutions that are...
BY TEI Experts February 2, 2016
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