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Hiram Perez , President hiram.perez@cam-enviro.com CAM Environmental Services | | IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE | -
Texas Mold Regulations: What this Means to You -
NAFTA Occupational Health Site -
July Training Classes -
About CAM Environmental Services | | | | THE NEW TEXAS MOLD REGULATIONS | The new Texas Mold Regulations are out and went into effect May 16th, 2004. Are you affected? Well, let's see: -
The Mold Regs apply to "mold-related activities that affect Indoor Air Quality." Note that the activity itself is regulated so it doesn't matter if you're working in a commercial building, an industrial plant, or a school. Although there are exceptions, if you are performing any type of mold-related activity--sampling, cleaning, removing, etc--then you are affected. -
If you are performing remediation of an area larger than 25 contiguous feet--then you are affected. In fact, you must be licensed. -
If you have had mold remediation performed and are wondering what a Certificate of Mold Damage Remediation is--then you are affected. To help you understand the new Texas Mold Regulations, CAM Environmental Services has prepared an overview of the regs in PowerPoint format. This presentation is available free of charge and should answer most of your questions. You can access it from the Downloads section of the CAM website at or you can click here to be taken directly to the Downloads page.
Although the actual Mold Regs are available at the State of Texas website, CAM Environmental has created an Acrobat PDF file with a hyperlinked Table of Contents and links to the actual regulations as published in the Texas Administrative Code. Having the regulations in a PDF file allows word searches so you can find relevant sections quickly and easily. This file is provided courtesy of CAM Environmental and can be downloaded from the Downloads section of the CAM website at or you can click here to be taken directly to the Downloads page.
Back to top | | NAFTA LAUNCHES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH WEBSITE | | Wondering where to get good occupational health and safety information in Spanish? Look no further. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) experts from Mexico, the US, and Canada have launched a new website that focuses on OHS issues. The site was established as part of the North American Agreement on Labor (the labor side of NAFTA) and provides a wealth of information from the governmental OHS site of each government. Here you will find links to the United States' Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA), Mexico's Secretaria del Trabajo y Prevision Social (STPS), and Canada's Department of Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSD). Although the site contains some information of its own, what makes it unique is that it ties together the major OHS policies of the three NAFTA partners. In addition, all of the information is available in 3 languages: English, Spanish, or French. This makes it a great site to reference again and again. You can reach this site at www.naalcosh.org. Back to top | | UPCOMING TRAINING CLASSES IN JULY | The following training courses are scheduled for the month of July. Check the Training Calendar on our website at www.cam-enviro.com for a current schedule and registration information.
Management Planner Refresher: June 25, 2004
Asbestos Management Planner 4-hour refresher course will be held at the CAM Pasadena office June 25th, from 8 am to 12:00 pm. Find out more.
Asbestos Awareness: June 25, 2004
Asbestos Awareness 2-hour course in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 (k)(9)(vii) will be held at the Pasadena office June 25, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Find out more.
Contractor Supervisor Refresher: June 28, 2004
Contractor Supervisor 8-hour refresher course will be held at the CAM Pasadena office June 28th, from 8 am to 4 pm. Find out more.
Building Inspector Refresher: June 29, 2004
Building Inspector 4-hour refresher course will be held at the CAM Pasadena office June 29th, from 8 am to Noon. Find out more.
Air Monitoring Tech Refresher: June 29, 2004
Asbestos Air Monitoring Technician 4-hour Refresher course will be held at the CAM Pasadena office June 29th, from 1 pm to 5 pm. Find out more.
Air Monitoring Technician Initial: June 30, 2004 - July 2, 2004
Air Monitoring Technician 24-hour initial course will be held at the CAM Pasadena office June 30th - July 2, from 8 am to 4 pm each day. Find out more.
Asbestos Worker Initial: July 6, 2004 - July 9, 2004
Asbestos Worker Initial 32- hour course will be held at the CAM Nederland office July 6-9, from 8 am to 4 pm each day. Find out more.
Hazwoper Refresher: July 9, 2004
Hazwoper Refresher 8-hour course in accordance with 29CFR 1910.120(q)(6) will be held at the CAM Pasadena office July 9, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Find out more.
Asbestos Supervisor Initial: July 12, 2004 - July 16, 2004
Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Initial 40-hour course will be held at the CAM Nederland office July 12-16, from 8 am to 4 pm each day. Find out more.
Asbestos Supervisor Refresher: July 20, 2004
Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Refresher 8-hour course will be held at the Texas A & M Kingsville Facility from 8 am to 4 pm. Find out more.
Asbestos Worker Refresher: July 21, 2004 - July 22, 2004
Asbestos Worker Refresher 8-hour course will be held at the Texas A & M Kingsville Facility from 8 am to 4 pm. Find out more.
Asbestos Awareness: July 23, 2004
Asbestos Awareness 2-hour course in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101 (k)(9)(vii) will be held at Texas A & M - Kingsville, Texas July 23, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Find out more.
Please check the Training Calendar at www.cam-enviro.com for current schedules and pricing. Contact Mary Parrott for more information or to pre-register.
Back to top | | ABOUT CAM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES | | Since 1986, CAM Environmental offers a variety of field sampling, testing, and consulting services including: - Asbestos Surveys & Air Monitoring - Industrial Hygiene Monitoring - Abatement Design Specifications - Program & Contract Safety Services - Project Management - Environmental Site Assessments (ESA's) - Lab Analysis of Asbestos, Lead, & Mold - Data Management - Field Sampling (Air, Soil, or Water) - Contract & Staff Augmentation - Hazardous Waste Sampling & Characterization - TDH, OSHA & HAZWOPER Training - Indoor Air Quality Investigations - Mold Investigations, Clearances, & Analysis CAM maintains a technical staff of over 95 people operating from 6 locations in 4 cities. For additional information on these services, please contact your nearest CAM office or visit our website at www.cam-enviro.com.
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