On July 17, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an expansion to occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. The final rule requires additional categories of employers to electronically report select injury and illness information from their existing required records. Starting on January 1, 2024, the following submission requirements will take effect: In … Continue reading OSHA Workplace Injury and Illness Tracking Final Rule Expansion →

Author: Kiran Pallachulla, CFM, ENV SP, GISP, CPESC, QSD/P, Senior Water Resources Engineer Infrastructure projects such as roads, buildings, and bridges, have the potential to disrupt the natural flow of stormwater runoff. This disruption can result in issues such as flooding, erosion, and water quality deterioration. Continuous simulation modeling and analysis serve as valuable tools … Continue reading Continuous Simulation Modeling and Analysis for Stormwater Runoff Computation in Infrastructure Projects →

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently initiated a National Emphasis Program (NEP) aimed at addressing workplace hazard trends in warehouses, processing facilities, distribution centers, and high-risk retail establishments. During this three-year emphasis program, OSHA will carry out comprehensive safety inspections that specifically target hazards associated with powered industrial … Continue reading New OSHA National Emphasis Program on Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations →

Asia Chi, EHS Associate and Kevin Cosgrove, CPP, Senior Engineer Are you on track to complete your SB14 plans and reports by September 1st, 2023? What is SB14? Senate Bill 14 (SB14) is the Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act of 1989, which requires hazardous waste generators to focus on source reduction as … Continue reading SB14 Hazardous Waste Reporting Due September 1, 2023 →

Did you know that the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) publishes a list of businesses that are out-of-compliance with the annual California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) submission requirement? The list informs LAFD’s inspection priorities and currently consists of over 1,500 businesses with non-compliant facility information, inventory information, and/or emergency response training plans. Facilities may be … Continue reading Los Angeles California Environmental Reporting System Non-Compliance List →

Mark Halloran, Senior Vice President with GRS Group, an NV5 Company The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) annual conference took place last month in midtown New York City and saw more than 1,300 attendees.  The conference offers attendees the opportunity to gain insight into the latest market updates, best practices and hear from senior … Continue reading Highlights From Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Annual Conference 2023 →

Jeff Coyne, SVP, GRS Group an NV5 Company Jeff Coyne, Senior Vice-President, alongside NV5’s Denver office presented at the John Hancock/Manulife Originators conference in Boston, Massachusetts. In attendance were forty members of the John Hancock/Manulife Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Originations team, each representing a regional office, and CRE professionals from the Manulife team in Canada. … Continue reading Due Diligence Overview and Red Flags at John Hancock/Manulife Originators Conference →

Matthew Moore, PE, QSD, ENV SP, Director of Water Resources Engineering Michael Drennan, PE, Vice President Water Resources and Green Infrastructure The green infrastructure/green streets/complete streets movement is driven by goals including sustainability, safety, and health. Green infrastructure is a network of natural and semi-natural areas that provide multiple benefits for people and the environment, … Continue reading Seven Steps to Achieving Successful Green Infrastructure Implementation →

Courtney Hansen, Associate with NV5 On May 18th, 2023, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal OSHA) Standards Board met to discuss the newly proposed Indoor Heat Illness standard. The drafting of this standard originally started in 2017 and has gone through several revisions, being delayed for finalization by the COVID-19 pandemic. This current … Continue reading Cal OSHA Summary of Standards Board Meeting – Indoor Heat Illness →

Did you know that slips, trips, and falls are one of the top three causes of non-fatal injuries in the workplace? According to the Bureau of Labor Statics, in 2020 18% of non-fatal occupational injuries were caused by a slip, trip, and fall event. The resulting injuries ranged from soreness and bruising to sprains and … Continue reading Slips, Trips, and Falls →