Hazard Evaluation News Today

On May 10, 2024, extensive revisions recently adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations (40 CFR Part 68) will take effect....

Phase two of the spill response efforts at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex began on June 20, 2023. This comes after 700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex Jan. 29 into Jan. 30, 2023. 

The proposed alternatives for remediation of Hakalau Beach Park and Hakalau Stream Bridge include removal of soil, isolation, containment, replacement with clean fill, and partial access with restriction of areas showing highest levels of lead contamination.

Beachgoers are still finding unexploded ordnance after the military used east Oahu bays for bombing practice.

In some occupations, working with toxic substances and chemicals is required, so what can be done to keep employees and the worksite safe?

This free webinar will provide an overview of several aspects of medical screening and surveillance as part of an Occupational Health Program. Screening for overall employee health and wellness should incorporate recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine.

Over the years, munitions have been discovered in neighborhoods, hidden on pastureland, and even in the garden at Waimea Middle School.

“The water is not healthy for drinking long-term."

Excavation for cleanup of the Haleakalā fuel spill site began March 2, 2023, at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex following approval of a work plan. The Pacific Air Forces reports the excavation was delayed due to inclement weather at the summit.

Many of those sites were historically used for agriculture and heavy industry and include military installations.