Legacy Hazardous Materials in Active Facilities

Course Summary

Many facility owners are unaware of the presence of hazardous materials under their own roofs, especially before critical construction, demolition, or renovation projects get underway. Surprises are also common during real estate transactions.

This presentation provides an overview of the potential types of legacy hazardous materials that may be present and their locations. The focus is industrial facilities, but these materials may also be present in other types of facilities.

1 CLE Credit

Benjamin Sallemi, Ph.D., CIH

Associate Principal

Dr. Sallemi has over 25 years of experience as an Environmental Consultant. His areas of expertise are the identification and abatement of asbestos-containing materials (ACM); lead-based paint (LBP) testing and remediation; mold sampling and evaluation; as well as sampling and evaluation of other hazardous materials including PCBs and universal waste. He also designs abatement specifications and prepares cost estimates for these hazardous materials. Dr. Sallemi has a great deal of experience with redevelopment, renovation, and demolition projects for the private and public sectors throughout the metropolitan area.

Dr. Sallemi was appointed to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP’s) Science Advisory Board, Public Health Committee.

Benjamin.Sallemi@gza.com
973-774-3311

Marc Hudock, LSRP

Principal

Marc Hudock has been with GZA since 2006. He is a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) in New Jersey and is responsible for numerous active and inactive industrial facilities that are undergoing environmental investigation and remediation. He has a corporate-wide role as GZA’s industrial sector lead. Mr. Hudock has experience with environmental regulations that drive site investigations and remediation - as well as those that play a role in property transactions and construction projects of all kinds.

Mr. Hudock has developed a niche specialty dealing with PCBs in coatings and paint.

He also serves as the Operations Manager of GZA’s AirLogics affiliate, which provides state-of-the-art, perimeter air monitoring. He has a keen understanding of the risk management issues associated with remediation and construction sites and the benefit that proactive management of air quality can provide to clients and the community alike.

In 2013, the Chemistry Council of New Jersey conferred the Merit Award for Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, based on Mr. Hudock’s activities in and on behalf of New Jersey’s chemistry industry.

Prior to working in the environmental industry, Mr. Hudock worked as a field geologist in the bituminous coal mining industry.