Comments for EHSWire http://ehswire.com Views and news about environmental, occupational health & safety Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:41:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities During Construction and Renovation by Paula Kaufmann http://ehswire.com/2011/09/indoor-air-quality-in-healthcare-facilities-during-construction-and-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 Paula Kaufmann Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:41:14 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?p=2031#comment-1740 The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card (a Safety and Health Pass) is required in the UK but not the US. Emilcott is a US-based EHS company - as such, we are not in the position to comment on the administrative test frequency requirement. The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card (a Safety and Health Pass) is required in the UK but not the US. Emilcott is a US-based EHS company – as such, we are not in the position to comment on the administrative test frequency requirement.

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]]> Comment on Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities During Construction and Renovation by Health and safety requirements in construction contract documents http://ehswire.com/2011/09/indoor-air-quality-in-healthcare-facilities-during-construction-and-renovation/comment-page-1/#comment-1735 Health and safety requirements in construction contract documents Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:55:59 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?p=2031#comment-1735 If you are operating in the building industry you must have the cscs card.You need to retake the test pretty much every Three to five years, is it really necessary? What do you reckon? If the longer period was established would this cause that much of a issue?<a href="http://constructioncarduk.com" rel="nofollow">construction skills test</a> If you are operating in the building industry you must have the cscs card.You need to retake the test pretty much every Three to five years, is it really necessary? What do you reckon? If the longer period was established would this cause that much of a issue?construction skills test

]]> Comment on Renovations to Older Buildings: Think About Lead Paint (and More) or Repent! by Amy Deere http://ehswire.com/2011/02/renovations-to-older-buildings-think-about-lead-paint-and-more-or-repent/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 Amy Deere Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:06:22 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?p=1586#comment-1734 Hi Ehswire, Thanks for the info, I just resigned my lease in August for 1 year. The apartment complex has been doing renovations for a few weeks now. It's crazy because the buildings are only 3 years old. The problem is that I work nights and I usually sleep throughout the morning. I get woken up every morning at 9 am. Is this a feasible reason to get out of my lease? There are penalties if I break my lease but if it's their fault that I can't sleep then can I get out of these penalties? It's so frustrating because I feel like I'm trapped. Regards Hi Ehswire,
Thanks for the info, I just resigned my lease in August for 1 year. The apartment complex has been doing renovations for a few weeks now. It’s crazy because the buildings are only 3 years old. The problem is that I work nights and I usually sleep throughout the morning. I get woken up every morning at 9 am. Is this a feasible reason to get out of my lease? There are penalties if I break my lease but if it’s their fault that I can’t sleep then can I get out of these penalties? It’s so frustrating because I feel like I’m trapped.
Regards

]]> Comment on On-line Safety Prequalification – Does the Process Really Work? by Mike Mitchum http://ehswire.com/2011/01/on-line-safety-prequalification-%e2%80%93-does-the-process-really-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1728 Mike Mitchum Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:30:28 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?p=1434#comment-1728 Paula: The prequalification process started out to be a good thing, but because there is no bite to falsifying information a lot of companies do not take it seriously. It is easier to get forgiveness once your foot is in the door rather than before. We have and will continue to use our real statistics under our real name with no variations conjured up as a virtual shield. Whereas there is nothing wrong with a big safety manual it is worthless if it is not functional. You need to have a relevant project specific plan that ties into your safety manual in order for it to be functional. For that reason a concise, but funtional document that is project specific that explains hazards and lets workers know where to look in the big book for mitigation measures is important. Paula:
The prequalification process started out to be a good thing, but because there is no bite to falsifying information a lot of companies do not take it seriously. It is easier to get forgiveness once your foot is in the door rather than before. We have and will continue to use our real statistics under our real name with no variations conjured up as a virtual shield.

Whereas there is nothing wrong with a big safety manual it is worthless if it is not functional. You need to have a relevant project specific plan that ties into your safety manual in order for it to be functional. For that reason a concise, but funtional document that is project specific that explains hazards and lets workers know where to look in the big book for mitigation measures is important.

]]> Comment on Contributors by Confidentiality and the 2012 CDR Submission « EHSWire http://ehswire.com/writers/comment-page-2/#comment-1712 Confidentiality and the 2012 CDR Submission « EHSWire Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:59:09 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?page_id=22#comment-1712 [...] Contributors [...] [...] Contributors [...]

]]> Comment on Contributors by Insights on the EPA’s TSCA 2012 CDR Requirements « EHSWire http://ehswire.com/writers/comment-page-2/#comment-1710 Insights on the EPA’s TSCA 2012 CDR Requirements « EHSWire Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:25:16 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?page_id=22#comment-1710 [...] Contributors [...] [...] Contributors [...]

]]> Comment on Fall Protection for Residential Workers – New Standards and New Tools to Help with Understanding Compliance Requirements by Sarah Stibbe Damaskos http://ehswire.com/2011/07/fall-protection-for-residential-workers-%e2%80%93-new-standards-and-new-tools-to-help-with-understanding-compliance-requirements/comment-page-1/#comment-1709 Sarah Stibbe Damaskos Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:45:30 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?p=1898#comment-1709 Even more new materials are available from the OSHA residential fall protection mini website. Check them out! http://osha.gov/doc/topics/residentialprotection/index.html Even more new materials are available from the OSHA residential fall protection mini website. Check them out! http://osha.gov/doc/topics/residentialprotection/index.html

]]> Comment on Contributors by Are OSH Professionals Becoming an Endangered Species? « EHSWire http://ehswire.com/writers/comment-page-2/#comment-1699 Are OSH Professionals Becoming an Endangered Species? « EHSWire Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:11:19 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?page_id=22#comment-1699 [...] Contributors [...] [...] Contributors [...]

]]> Comment on Contributors by Emilcott TSCA Resource Center Expands with More Info and Options « EHSWire http://ehswire.com/writers/comment-page-2/#comment-1690 Emilcott TSCA Resource Center Expands with More Info and Options « EHSWire Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:57:09 +0000 http://ehswire.com/?page_id=22#comment-1690 [...] Contributors [...] [...] Contributors [...]

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