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Maintaining or purchasing a commercial, multi-residential, or industrial property can seem a daunting and bureaucratic process involving regulatory red tape and unexpected expenses. Making sure your budget is rooted in robust, fact-based information when planning for property maintenance, purchasing or (re)financing will provide peace of mind and satisfy your lender, investor or other stakeholders.

Over the last several years, there has been a growing trend towards the 4-Day Work Week. There have been multiple trials run in several countries across the globe and the results are overwhelmingly positive. And so, at the leading edge of the 4-Day Week in the Environmental Consulting Industry in Ontario, ECOH has joined the global trend and is currently engaged in a trial of our own.

At ECOH, clients and people are at the core of our business. As a result of our continued growth, we have expanded our reach into the National Capital Region to provide clients with a local response. Our technical team of experts will be able to meet your environmental, health and safety needs, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week!

April 7, 2023, marks the 75th Anniversary of World Health Day. Started in 1948, World Health Day is designed to draw attention to a specific health topic of concern to people across the globe. This year, the theme is ‘Health for All’.

Live Webinar: Essential Requirements for a Respiratory Protection Program Register now and save the date for ECOH’s next complimentary live webinar! Thursday, March 2, at 1 PM ET. Register…

Welcome Praveen Gurukar in ECOH ECOH is thrilled to welcome Praveen Gurukar, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., QPESA, to the role of Vice President, Environmental Services. Praveen’s wealth of experience…

Another holiday weekend is approaching, and COVID-19 rates are increasing, largely due to the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant of Omicron. Going into the third spring of the pandemic, many of us are wondering how to prevent transmission…

Marianne Levitsky, ECOH’s Senior Industrial Hygiene Associate, has been involved in multiple press stories about COVID-19 preventive measures, and we thought we’d share links to the articles for your reference. 

High vaccination rates in Ontario and vaccine mandates have reduced the chances of COVID-19 transmission; however, the Delta variant of the virus is at least twice as transmissible as the original strain. Breakthrough infections…

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from the decay of uranium in soil and, when breathed in, exposes our lung tissues to ionizing radiation. Radon has no colour, smell or odour…

ECOH’s Environmental Team was recently awarded a Surface Water and Sediment Sampling project, allowing our team to experience the great outdoors in southern Ontario. The life of an Environmental Scientist changes from day to day…

ECOH’s Senior Industrial Hygiene Associate, Marianne Levitsky was recently featured in an article by CBC News, Employers hope to breathe easier and limit COVID-19 infections by improving ventilation. Marianne addressed the vital importance of clean air…

With temperatures soaring, it is important to be aware of the dangers of heat stress and how to prevent them. Over-exposure to hot temperatures can cause a number of health conditions, some of which can be extremely dangerous…

In this webinar, ECOH experts share key insights based on what has been learned and the work they have done to assist clients to navigate through the pandemic including a brief walk-through of key considerations…

ECOH’s webinar addressed how Designated Substances can impact property owners, managers, building occupants, and contractors and how to mitigate those impacts. Presenter, Steve March, shared relevant case studies as well as answering…

ECOH’s webinar included discussions on a variety of topics related to environmental, health and safety (EH&S) issues encountered on construction projects. Matt Laneville highlighted the impacts of unaddressed issues and the best approaches to control potential setbacks…

On October 19, 2009, a steam boiler within a centralised heating plant in Ottawa suffered a catastrophic failure. The resulting explosion sadly killed a worker, injured 2 others, and contaminated a vast area with asbestos. Cleaning up the asbestos debris…

ECOH’s webinar highlighted a variety of topics related to mould, especially the health and safety of building occupants. Rob Fernandes explored the causes of mould in indoor environments, potential health effects, the steps for conducting mould…

Have you experienced water leaks in your properties? Received complaints of musty odours? Mould growth may be a possibility, posing risks to both employee and public health and property. The first step in…

On January 4, a coalition of Canadian scientists, physicians, occupational hygienists and others sent an open letter to government officials regarding aerosol…

With more Canadians than ever working from home, our potential for radon exposure has increased. A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Mathematic and Physics links the Covid-19 lockdown to an elevated risk of developing lung cancer…

ECOH and Mat 4Site Engineers LTD. collaboratively explored the evolving discussions about infectious coronavirus aerosols and the importance of good…

Our ECOH experts, along with a special guest moderator Angelos Bacopolous, provided another highly informative presentation as part of the COVID-19 series of webinars…

In these times of uncertainty, businesses need the right tools, strategies, and information to strengthen organizational resilience and avoid downtime. In collaboration with Disaster Recovery…

A special thanks to the DRIE Toronto Chapter for the opportunity to present “Designing Your Re-Opening Infection Control Program” on June 4, 2020 and to Matt Johnson of Commercial Loss Experts who moderated the session. Our experts Dr. Om…

As Canada starts lifting restrictions and businesses ease into the “new normal”, ECOH is dedicated to helping you prepare. Our ECOH DOT program has been designed to ensure your facilities are professionally sanitized in order to keep your employees and the general public safe…

ECOH continues to develop a series of webinars addressing key issues with respect to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and its impact on communities and workplaces. A special thanks to all those who attended our “Designing Your Re-opening Infection Control Program”…

ECOH is listening to our clients and responding. Our COVID-19 team led by our most senior Certified Industrial Hygienists are ready to assist with consulting and training services to control the spread of COVID-19. Disinfection Procedures for Coronavirus Contamination…

We are providing this brief communication to update you on ECOH’s efforts regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. ECOH is committed to monitoring and implementing the recommendations provided by our government agencies; to continue to provide support to our…

Dear Friends, ECOH is twenty…in 2020! Had we known then what we know now we would have started the company on February 2nd, just so we could hold an epic palindrome party on 02 02 2020. At the start of the new millennium, Y2K was the threat du jour…

Ten enthusiastic ECOHites enjoyed a night out and attended the screening of “Dirty Laundry”, a film about the effects of asbestos exposure. The screening was followed by an expert panel discussion. Linda Reinstein was the panelists and has had a crucial role in…

‘What was in that dust?’ is an interesting story produced by gifted CBC Radio documentarian Julia Pagel that aired on November 4, 2019. It outlines the efforts of a P.E.I. woman searching for answers about the mishandling of…

We are proud to be active voluntary members of Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB), a not-for-profit organization that addresses occupational health and safety issues around the world. WHWB was founded in the spring…