Navigating the New Methylene Chloride (MeCl2) Exposure Limits: Are You Prepared for 2025?
In September 2024, we shared important updates regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new regulations on methylene chloride (MeCl2), a volatile solvent used in industries like paint stripping, plastics processing, and solvent production. With the...
Understanding the EPA’s Proposed Ban on 1-Bromopropane
The industrial hygiene landscape continues to evolve with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed ban on the solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP), announced on July 31, 2024. This proposal, published in the Federal Register on August 8, aims to address the...
EPA Lowers PM2.5 Standards: How SGS SmartSense Ensures Compliance in Real-Time
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised its air quality standards for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The allowable concentration has been lowered from 12 µg/m³ to 9 µg/m³, marking a 25% reduction. This is the EPA’s first update to PM2.5...
Mold After Rainfall – Protecting Your Built Environment with SGS
After heavy rainfall, the risk of mold growth in buildings surges, creating a health hazard for occupants and posing structural risks. Mold can begin to grow in as little as 24 to 48 hours after a flood, especially in warm, humid environments. This makes rapid...
Understanding Wildfire Impacts: How SGS Can Support You Before and After the Flames
By: Ed Stuber As we enter peak wildfire season, the threat of large-scale fires is all too real. With 75 active wildfires currently burning over 2 million acres across the United States—and counting—this year has been particularly devastating. In 2024 alone,...
Ensure MSHA Compliance: Your Complete Solution for New 30 CFR Respirable Crystalline Silica Requirements
By: Ed Stuber If you operate any mine – metal, non-metal or coal mine, or quarries, gravel and aggregate pits, you’re likely aware of the Mine Health and Safety Administration’s (MSHA) new Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) standard that took effect on June 17, 2024....
Maximize Your ESSER Funds: Launch Your K-12 Indoor Air Quality Pilot Program
WRITTEN BY: JULIA ROTH As the deadline for ESSER funds approaches, now is the time to invest in a K-12 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Pilot Program to create a safer and healthier environment for students and faculty in schools. With discussions by the EPA, White House,...
Understanding ACGIH Notice of Intended Changes (NICs) for 2024
By Ed Stuber Understanding ACGIH Notice of Intended Changes (NICs) for 2024 Every year, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) releases its updated Threshold Limit Value (TLV) booklet, which outlines Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs)...
SGS on the EPA’s Asbestos Ban, a Critical Step Towards Improving Public Health
By Ed Stuber We’ve got an exciting Industrial Hygiene update for April! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a ban on the continued use of asbestos, a known carcinogen with serious health repercussions. This is a ground-breaking step to...
Revolutionizing IH Monitoring with SmartSense Gen 2
By Ron McMahan As the industrial hygiene industry continues to evolve, understanding what’s next can be critical. At SGS, we’re committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation, and with the upcoming release of our new SmartSense Generation 2 Air Monitor in...
EtO Explained: An Update on the EPA’s Recent Guidance Document
By Ed Stuber Last year, we brought you critical information on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed new legislation on EtO protection. Stepping into 2024, we’re back with an exciting update on ethylene oxide (EtO) for February. You may remember from...
It’s Time to Reconsider Occupational and Air PFAS Exposure
By Bharat Chandramouli, Ph. D. Throughout the years, we’ve kept you up to date on the ever-expanding PFAS crisis, spanning across the continent from Maine to North Carolina, Michigan, California, Canada, and numerous other regions. While PFAS has caused alarm,...
EPA Proposes New Legislation on Protection from EtO
By Ed Stuber, CIH, ROH, FAIHA Recently, I conducted an informative AIHA webinar on ethylene oxide (EtO). Considering the growing concern surrounding the safeguarding of individuals enduring prolonged exposure to EtO or its derivatives, I shared the latest from the...
Inventory and Logistics – OPTIMIZED
Improving Tracking and Inventory Levels on Key Programs, Ensures Clients Get What’s Needed, When Needed SGS Galson Inventory/Logistics Manager, Gale Peterson confidently points clients to SGS’s groundbreaking and innovative programs like FreePumpLoan™ and Equipment...
SGS Environment, Health, and Safety Arrives in Chicago – Opening New Innovative Lab
Part of being SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification company, means always evolving and integrating sustainable environmental solutions worldwide. That’s why we’re bridging the gaps between global and local markets, growing with the purpose of...SGS Galson Presents Free Silica Webinar on September 19, 1 PM EST
Please join us for an SGS Galson-sponsored webinar: “Navigating the Silica Standard: Resources to Help” on September 19, 1 PM EST. This webinar is being offered by Workplace Material Handling and Safety magazine. The instructor will be Eileen Betit,...SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS GUIDE UPDATES AS OF 12/12/17
The following additions are now on the online SAG: Hydrogen Peroxide by method OSHA 1019; Colormetric Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde by method OSHA 1007 HPLC collected on Assay 581 PM These updates are reflected in today’s online SAG (12/12/17)...We’ll Help You Solve the EPA 325 Puzzle
As scientists, of course, we look at all challenges as puzzles just waiting to be solved. Often, the only reason a puzzle can’t be solved is if a piece is missing. When it comes to EPA 325 VOC analysis, SGS Galson has all the pieces in place to meet your fenceline...Subscribe to SGS News:
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