What's New....

OSHA Issues Final Standard on Hexavalent Chromium

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final standard for occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium in the Feb. 28, 2006, Federal Register. The standard covers occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in general industry, construction and shipyards.

The new standard lowers OSHA's permissible exposure limit (PEL) for hexavalent chromium, and for all Cr(VI) compounds, from 52 to 5 micrograms of Cr(VI) per cubic meter of air as an 8-hour time- weighted average. The standard also includes provisions relating to preferred methods for controlling exposure, respiratory protection, protective work clothing and equipment, hygiene areas and practices, medical surveillance, hazard communication and recordkeeping.

Indoor Environment Group can help you establish and maintain compliance with the new standard. Please visit our Hexavalent Chromium page for more information.

Computer-Aided Facility Management - Free Trial

We are so sure that our clients will love what CAFM and/or CMMS can do for them that we are offering to set up a portion of one of their facilities on a CAFM or CMMS system. What better way is there to show people exactly what CAFM/CMMS can do for them....especially since it's free? Learn more

The Toxic Mold Myth

Media hype about so-called "toxic mold" has building owners, managers and occupants believing a killer is lurking in their buildings. Most of the hype is based on the alleged effects of "mycotoxins," the by-products generated by so-called "toxic molds" with scary names such as Stachybotrys chartarum, Aspergillus, and Penicillium. But the dose of mycotoxins that would be necessary to cause toxic responses in humans is far higher than those mycotoxins ever occur in a real-world environment.

We have added a page outlining the issue here on our website and we invite you to review. Learn more at the Toxic Mold page.

Toxic Substances

Toxic mold isn't the only potentially harmful substance getting attention lately. For that reason we have also added an additional page to discuss another potentially toxic substance that we thought you should be aware of. Bring your sense of humor.