11/7/2008· Security
How to Protect Your Home from Burglars
By: Thomas P. Prevas
Household break-ins are in a sharp upswing, spurred by changing social and economic patterns. A counselor to insurance underwriters provides useful tips for safeguarding the house and the family car
3/1/2011· Environment
Legionnaires' Disease - Nothing Ironic At All
By: Tim Keane
Dr. Vincent Conte of the Miami - Dade County Health Department said about the EPIC hotel Legionnaires' disease outbreak, "What's ironic is the hotel installed a special filtration system to enhance the quality of their drinking water."
5/6/2013· Workplace Violence
How to Make Your Business a Bully-Free Zone
Bullying in the workplace is a very serious issue. It has been linked to workplace violence and many other workplace problems.
3/24/2009· Security
Life Rage – Is the World Going Mad?
School shootings - church shootings - road rage – bullying - workplace rage. We are so angry! It seems as if there are no boundaries anymore. Have we completely forgotten how to deal with life’s setbacks in a civilized manner? Have we become a world full of life’s rages
9/8/2017· Human Resources
Medical Marijuana Concerns for Employers
By: Timothy Dimoff
Medical marijuana is now legal in many states and many other states are considering legalizing it. This creates a host of issues and questions, legal and otherwise, that employers must address. This also affects workplace issues and policies. And since each state is different, how do you know how your state laws vs. federal laws affect the issue? It is confusing but this is an area where it is critically important to understand and to act accordingly.
11/14/2022· Pollution - Air Quality Control
Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions Characterization
This report presents the hydrogen sulfide (H2S) emissions inventory necessary to support a comprehensive City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) air quality analysis for this compound.
12/29/2022· Environment
Residential Soil Vapor Intrusion: An Independent Evaluation
The contaminated groundwater is attributable to past disposal practices of the nearby former Bay Shore/Brightwaters manufactured gas plant (MGP) currently being remediated by National Grid (formerly KeySpan). Injection of oxygen (O2) into the contaminated groundwater
8/14/2023· Pollution - Air Quality Control
Air Contaminant Exposure From Sediment Treatment And Containment Facility
The remediation includes the offsite treatment and containment of highly contaminated lake bottom sediments at the Wastebed 13 Facility near the town of Camillus. Minnich and Scotto has been retained to evaluate residential exposure to air contaminants arising from Facility operations.
3/11/2024· Environment
Concerning The Remediation Of the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site
Inhalation exposure arising from implementation of the final Remedy, as designed, is shown to pose a significant danger to human safety. IDLH exceedances are predicted within broad areas along the Canal. Such exposure potential should have been reasonably anticipated based on existing EPA guidance.
12/4/2023· Pollution - Air Quality Control
E-Calc (Emissions Calculation) Technical Description
Minnich and Scotto, Inc. (www.MSIAir.net) is the architect of e-Calc© – an emissions-calculation software package developed initially for use with open-path Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy in order to generate air pollutant emission rates from a wide range of ground-level sources.
