by Caltha Company | Oct 11, 2017 | Air Quality, Hazardous Materials, OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule limiting worker exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds. The rule contains standards for general industry, construction, and shipyards. All three standards take effect on May 20, 2017...
by Caltha Company | Oct 10, 2017 | Due Diligence, Environmental Review, Environmental Site Assessment, Sustainability
US Department of Housing and Urban Development has released a memorandum which clarifies existing agency policy on rehabilitation of existing buildings that changes the original land use. New land uses resulting from rehabilitation may be considered new...
by Caltha Company | Oct 5, 2017 | Air Quality, Hazardous Materials, OSHA
US OSHA began enforcing the respirable crystalline silica rule for the construction industry on September 23, 2017. The rule had been set to go into effect in June; however, the Department of Labor and OSHA delayed enforcement of the rule by 90 days. The delay was...
by Caltha Company | Oct 3, 2017 | Water
The MPCA has completed rulemaking to replace the existing nondegradation rules found in Minn. R. ch. 7050 with new antidegradation rules. The new rules became effective on November 21, 2016 One of the notable revisions was MPCA changing terms from nondegradation to...
by Caltha Company | Oct 2, 2017 | Caltha LLP Project Summaries, Due Diligence, Environmental Due Diligence, Environmental Site Assessment, Site Assessment
Caltha LLP Project Summary Project: Phase 2 Soil & Groundwater Limited Site Investigation Client: Regional Bank Location(s): Minnesota Key Elements: Geoprobe survey; soil sampling; groundwater sampling Overview: Caltha LLP was retained by a regional bank to...
