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David Karchner, founder of David Karchner & Associates, developed Karchner & Associates Training Systems, Inc. in 2002, which was just 3 years after David Karchner & Associates was started. The reason was because after a few years in the business David quickly realized that many of the people looking for work in the environmental field […]
Read MoreWe take pride in the fact that we do everything we can to ensure that our employees are always properly trained, outfitted with the correct protective equipment and in good health when they work on any of our jobs. We have our own customized health and safety plan in place in order to make sure […]
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Read MoreWe are happy to announce that we have a new dedicated training location coming soon in Salisbury, NC. We will be offering classes on Saturdays and then expanding our calendar from there. This new location can accommodate up to 20 students. As always, we can also come and train at your location or jobsite. Please […]
Read MoreIf you’ve done any research on mold one thing that everyone agrees on is that mold is everywhere, even though we can’t always see it. The Mold Source notes that there are over 100,000 species of mold and they exist to aid in the “break down of organic matter” (http://www.themoldsource.com/mold/sixfaq.html), pretty interesting stuff. According to […]
Read MoreAsbestos is a group of 6 naturally occurring minerals, which are valued for their durability and fire resistance properties (https://www.mesothelioma.com/asbestos-exposure/what-is-asbestos.htm). Even though asbestos has been deemed a known carcinogen, you might be surprised to know that the use of asbestos is still legal (though some of its uses have been banned) and it’s used in some […]
Read MoreAsbestos can be found in countries all over the world including here in the USA, where it hides in rock formations (https://www.asbestos.net/exposure/risks/where-is-asbestos-found/). Storms in California earlier this year brought to light issues at the Oroville Dam after it was damaged in February of 2017 (http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-oroville-spillway-damage-20170220-story.html). One of these issues is that the main spillway for […]
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In the 1970’s people began to worry about the health risks associated with asbestos and throughout the 70’s many of its uses were banned by the EPA (https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/us-federal-bans-asbestos). Prior to this people had no clue as to what types of dangers asbestos exposure caused, how to avoid them or even that the materials they were around […]
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