As of July 1, 2016, the Florida Low Score Site Initiative (LSSI) has made significant changes that many property owners will find beneficial. Specifically, the FDEP has raised the funding cap and expanded the LSSI NFA language in an effort to assist business and property owners and take a ... Read More

Teaming is useful when there is a contract that requires greater resources or services than your business can handle. However, there is also an inherent risk if you are the prime contractor, as you will ultimately be responsible for the work that is done. Read More

A Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) is an experienced, private-sector environmental professional that is licensed by the State of New Jersey and hired by Responsible Parties (RPs) to direct and oversee environmental investigations and remedial actions in NJ in accordance with applicable ... Read More

If you are waiting for an incident to occur before making a change, it is already too late. Leading indicators are safety metrics that companies can use to recognize and abate hazards before they experience a loss. By measuring the possibility of an incident occurring, companies can take steps to ... Read More

Historically speaking, past safety metrics were mostly considered when reacting to an event than preventing the event in the first place. However, this system was limited in it’s ability to achieve zero losses. Many organizations are now favoring what are are called “leading indicators” over ... Read More

When a site is being evaluated for development, the person responsible for developing the property would order a geotechnical assessment. The primary concern is the foundation and how to properly design the foundation for the building. For example, if builders do not put down the right type of slab ... Read More

Our early safety metrics were mostly reactive rather than proactive. By this, I mean that we were correcting hazards after an incident had occurred. The problem with this system is that its effectiveness is limited in the prevention of all incidents. Truth is, we were so focused on preventing a ... Read More

The Greater Everglades once covered over 18,000 square miles from Central Florida and South Florida from north of Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay. The unique land and water characteristics of this area produced a rich diversity of plant and animal life unique to the region. Read More

The goal of any cleanup program is to remediate the site quickly and redevelop the land in ways that benefit communities and local economies. Although cleanup strategies can vary from site to site, there are a few basic steps that are common across the board: Read More

Image source: http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/superfund-sites/ The EPA’s superfund program was developed in 1980 to clean up some the most contaminated sites in the country and respond to environmental emergencies such as oil spills or natural disasters. As of June 2016, there were over ... Read More