An Environmental Company
We recently had our first silica awareness class and we feel that protecting our workers from the dangers of silica is important. At the end of 2017 the court of appeals met to discuss the industry challenge to OSHAs silica rule and ultimately let the rule stand (http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/16557-court-of-appeals-rejects-industry-challenge-to-silica-rule-requests-osha-to-consider-medical-removal-protections). The rule lowers the exposure limit for […]
This past Saturday on December 2, 2017 we conducted our first Silica Awareness class. We had a great turnout, it was a full house with over 45 people attending! Our trainer Miguel did a great job of keeping everyone engaged while providing very important information on the risks associated with silica and how to stay […]
Imagine calling a plumber for a routine visit to fix a leaky shower faucet and being left with a hole in the wall and mess of dust that turns out to be asbestos. While you wait days for the repair man to patch the hole dust is being tracked around your home and breathed into […]
In our industry a vast majority of the jobs we do involve health and safety risks, which is why we do everything we can to make sure that our workers stay safe. Every year OSHA publishes a list of the top 10 most commonly cited safety violations, and strangely they don’t seem to change much. […]
People are exposed to asbestos every day, but the question is, how much exposure is too much? According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “There is no “safe” level of asbestos exposure for any type of asbestos fiber. Asbestos exposures as short in duration as a few days have caused mesothelioma in humans.” […]
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 […]
