Category: Articles, Food Safety and Production Food Safety Forensics Whitepaper TASA ID: 1926 In 1993, the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) partitioned Forensic Science into 11 categories and Food Science and Food Safety are not among them - even though food is ingested into the body, and the fields of food science and food safety have not been recognized. Read more
Category: Articles, Construction Consumer Protection & More Successful Construction Projects (We're In It Together) Whitepaper TASA ID: 3352 Owners, consumers, professionals, tradespeople, vendors, and regulators are all involved in the purchase of goods and services. However, how many are actually, accurately aware of their duties and rights for those transactions according to the law? Read more
Category: Articles, Construction, Environment Compliance with EPA's RRP Rule (40 CFR 745) (Renovation, Repair and Painting)...And the Real World Whitepaper TASA ID: 3352 By now, you have probably heard about the rules that tell us how to properly manage lead-based paint under the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), and most state, county, and local governments. Read more
Category: Articles, Chemicals / Toxic Substances, Construction Corrosion Mechanisms of Painted Metal Whitepaper TASA ID: 4149 A paint coating imparts two important functions to the underlying substrate: - The aesthetic function gives the substrate a good appearance. - The protective function protects the substrate from mechanical and chemical damage. However, due to routine wear and tear, surface scratches and other defects are generated in the paint film and micro-cracks develop. These micro-cracks eventually lead to macroscopic corrosion damage, which results in the coating losing its aesthetic and protective functions. Corrosion is a ubiquitous and on-going problem. It causes tens of millions of dollars of damage annually in the U.S. alone, and compromises the safety, environmental, and appearance characteristics of the affected structures. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Environment, Food Safety and Production Counsels’ Guide to Risks and Uncertainties that Depreciate Damage Estimates in Seafood Production/Marketing Cases Whitepaper TASA ID: 390 The arrival of the dreaded and presumed cannibalistic “Asian tiger shrimp” along shores in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic Coast points out a simple, but often overlooked proposition [1]. Seafood harvesting and processing operations are risky, and plaintiff’s damage estimates that do not account for risks and uncertainties are overstated, hence ripe for challenges [2]. Read more
