Blog
The California EPA helps protect the public and preserve the environment
Like the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) exists to safeguard human health and protect and preserve the natural environment. California has its own state-level EPA in part because of the unique environmental concerns of the state, such as the need to curb emissions more dramatically than in other parts of the country, in order to prevent smog from choking cities like Los Angeles. Cal/EPA also exists to enable the state to set more stringent environmental protection requirements than are required in the rest of the country, in accord with the generally more “green” attitude of…
H2 Environmental can help your company develop a hazardous materials communication program that satisfies OSHA requirements
Unfortunately, many workers are exposed – wittingly or unwittingly – to hazardous materials during the course of their jobs. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), this problem affects over 3 million workplaces in America, which expose a combine total of 32 million workers to hundreds of thousands of hazardous materials.
In order to ensure that your employees understand the risks associated with various chemicals and other potentially dangerous materials, and take the necessary precautions to protect themselves, you need a hazardous materials communication plan. In fact, you are required by law to have…
California site assessments are required whenever a property changes hands or changes uses
Environmental site assessments are used to enable property owners to understand their own properties better. Site assessments are most often commissioned when a property is about to change hands, when a new lender is about to become involved with the property, or when the property owner wants to change the use of the property, for example from private to public use. They may also be commissioned if a concern has been raised about possible contamination or environmental damage.
The state of California has many detailed rules and regulations for environmental site…
