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Gold’s EHS Outlook

Man squinting and holding his nose
24Feb 2016
Gold's EHS Outlook Dave Gold Comment: 1

The Smell of Vomit

The recent concerns and complaints over the natural gas storage well leak in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles has been a big news story. However, most if not all of the symptoms that people reported don’t match the known symptoms of exposure to the chemicals involved.  Methane – the main ingredient in natural gas – is not toxic.  Meanwhile, tert-butyl mercaptan, the odorant added to the gas (so you know when you have a gas leak, so you don’t have an explosion and...
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Red tape marked Lead Removal
29Sep 2014
Gold's EHS Outlook, Moldy Times Dave Gold Comments: 0

Get the Lead Out Part 3: What Realtors and Property Managers Need to Know About Lead-Based Paint

In the first two parts of the series “Get the Lead Out” (this is part 3 of 3) we focused on serious hazards and health effects of exposure to lead. This month, I’ve listed a rundown of the regulations Realtors (and related industries) should be aware of: It’s illegal to create a lead hazard in California, no matter what the circumstances are. All pre-1978 structures potentially contain lead-based paint.  If a contractor (or anyone else) is going to disturb paint in a pre-1978 building,...
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Caution Lead Hazard
27Jun 2014
Gold's EHS Outlook, Moldy Times Dave Gold Comments: 2

Get the Lead Out! – Part 2

Lead Crimes In my last article, I talked about lead hazards including some of the health effects from lead overexposure.  In this issue, I’ll discuss the “crime;” that is, some notable recent legal happenings in the world of environmental lead. EPA Enforcement Activity The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stepped up lead enforcement since the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) rule took effect in April 2010. Numerous legal actions, some with large fines, have been lev...
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Small child picking up grey rocks
12Jun 2014
Gold's EHS Outlook, Moldy Times Dave Gold Comments: 0

Get the Lead Out!

Part 1 – Let’s Keep Our Children Safe! Lead and Human Health Lead’s toxic effects have been known for over 2000 years; it’s one of the most pervasive and well-studied occupational and environmental toxins. Lead exposure can cause central nervous system problems, as well as problems in the digestive, cardiovascular, and reproductive systems. And those are just a few effects. As one of the oldest known poisons, lead affects the brain in a dizzying number of ways. A few...
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ground cracked open from an earthquake
16Apr 2014
Gold's EHS Outlook, Moldy Times Dave Gold Comments: 0

Whole Lot o’ Shaking Going On

Recent Earthquakes near LA and Southern California LA and Southern California has recently had: (magnitude 1.5 or greater) 7 earthquakes in one day 67 earthquakes in the previous week 429 earthquakes in the previous month 3,125 earthquakes last year Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock (hopefully not a damaged one), you know that in the past few weeks, we’ve had some small earthquakes shaking going on in the L.A. basin. It’s a not-so-subtle reminder that we live in earthquake country....
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GOLD 9th Anniversary
15Jan 2014
Gold's EHS Outlook, Moldy Times Dave Gold Comments: 0

Happy 9th Anniversary, Gold Health and Safety!

January is the anniversary of Gold Health and Safety Consulting, Inc.  This is my 9th year now, so I guess I really have staying power!  I started the company after moving to the South Bay from Westlake Village, getting a divorce from my 2nd wife, buying my townhouse on my own (a first for me), having to file in court to increase my custody time with my two sons from my first marriage, and then getting laid off.  Wild times!  At first, my intent was just to find something to do while I was...
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