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Continued From Page 34 region , including emerging contaminants requirements . BCONE leaders continue to participate in NJDEP stakeholder processes virtually , like the one on resiliency and sea level rise . Our members are guest-lecturing at a fall 2020 virtual course on due diligence being held at City College of New York as a way to offer applied experience to academic theory . BCONE hopes to offer a similar course at New Jersey colleges and universities .
Cole Schotz P . C . By Richard J . Ericsson , Esq ., Co-Chair , Environmental Department
We have been helping our clients weather the storm in all aspects of business transactions by being flexible and adaptable in the face of unprecedented market volatility , business uncertainty and regulatory delays . This requires the agility to accommodate sudden changes in deal strategy , approvals and timeframes critical to each transaction , and constant communication with every player — adversaries , consultants , government regulators , lenders , support staff — all of whom are at the same time adjusting to drastic change and discombobulating new work and lifestyle environments . We navigated this pandemic minefield in March as we helped our clients press forward on the acquisition out of bankruptcy of the 1,300-acre Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery in Pennsylvania . With more than $ 500 million in upcoming environmental remediation , decommissioning and demolition costs , the property is slated for almost 15 million square feet of strategically located e-commerce logistics centers . We worked the video calls late into the night for more than three months to successfully secure agreements with the U . S . EPA , state and local regulators , insurance carriers and the major oil company that was a prior owner of the refinery . Everyone ’ s dedication to transcend the difficulties of the pandemic made one optimistic about the future of commerce in uncharted times .
Concrete Washout Systems By Bill McGuire , Marketing Consultant
For Concrete Washout Systems ( CWS ), safety starts with our supervisors — employees learn by example . If they don ’ t see them practicing good safety habits , they won ' t think safety is important . There ’ s a saying that ’ s even more relevant in these times : “ safety doesn ' t happen by accident .” Safety means keeping yourself and others free from harm or danger by being careful with what you are doing . That means equipping employees with face shields , masks , gloves , sanitizing wipes , paper towels and mandating their use . Crews also take extra precaution in cleaning their equipment before a shift and after each use ; and also do a job-site audit to determine where employees are touching shared surfaces and making sure those surfaces are disinfected regularly throughout the day . Doing business in the age of COVID‐19 is more difficult than usual , but not impossible . It ’ s also about getting buy-in from employees and leadership from supervisors . These measures will keep workers and their families safe while they go about doing a job that has been deemed essential . As the economy continues to reopen , CWS is showing how business , while not as usual , can still be conducted if the proper safety protocols are followed .
Connell Foley LLP By Agnes Antonian , Esq ., Co-Chair , Environmental Law Group
The COVID‐19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of our society , and the realm of environmental permitting was not spared . The delays caused by protective measures have adversely
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NEW YORK CONSTRUCTION REPORT — SUMMER 2020
“ CONCRETE WASHOUT SYSTEMS ( CWS ) HAS PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY , AND AMERI CAN CONTRACTORS RESPONDED BY IMPLE MENTING NEW JOB-SITE POLICIES . SAFETY STARTS WITH OUR SUPERVI SORS , THAT MEANS EQUIPPING EMPLOYEES WITH FACE SHIELDS , MASKS , GLOVES , SANITIZING WIPES , PAPER TOWELS , AND MANDATING THEIR USE . CREWS ALSO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION IN CLEANING THEIR EQUIPMENT BEFORE A SHIFT AND AFTER EACH USE , AND ALSO DO A JOB-SITE AUDIT TO DETERMINE WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE TOUCHING SHARED SURFACES AND MAKING SURE THOSE SURFACES ARE DIS INFECTED REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY .”
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