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SAK Environmental receives top safety rating from ISNetworld, a global leader in safety certification. Many of SAK's clients rely on ISNetWorld and similar certifying bodies to vet and prequalify contractors. Our work inserts us into all types of work environments...power generation and transmission, construction, transportation, petrochemical, and manufacturing with many of our client facilities OSHA Voluntary Protection Program...

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The United States Air Force recently awarded SAK Environmental a multi-year contract at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, MA to provide emergency and non-emergency environmental services in response to spills and other risks posed by hazardous materials that occur on both airside, landside, military, and civil flight operations. Hanscom AFB is home of the 66th Air Base Group and provides worldwide...

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SAK Environmental helped Thermo Fisher Scientific achieve Zero solid waste generation. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $20 billion and approximately 65,000 employees globally, and they take waste reduction and diversion seriously. SAK has five registered solid waste ban compliance inspectors. SAK Environmental helped TFS meet...

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SAK Environmental was recently selected by Covanta Energy, a world leader in sustainable solid waste management and energy production, to manage their solid waste ban compliance program at its three (3) Massachusetts waste-to-energy facilities.  With this award, SAK now manages similar programs at all six (6) waste-to-energy plants in Massachusetts. SAK provides independent inspection of each facility’s incoming...

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After two (2) years into the project, SAK Environmental LLC is helping the new Salem Harbor Energy Center (SHEC) get closer to producing cleaner energy. The SHEC, a new natural gas-fired, state of the art high efficient power generating station is being built on a portion of the 65 acre former Salem Harbor Station, a former coal-fired plant, in...

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SAK Environmental was awarded two separate contracts for long term on-site EHS staffing at two New England manufacturing facilities. But even winning new contracts can be bittersweet. Both facilities are scheduled to close with operations moving to China and Mexico. One facility manufactures industrial optical lenses through chemical deposition. The other facility manufacturers heavy equipment for the petrochemical industry...

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Since 2012, SAK Environmental has been assisting Massachusetts State Agencies to expand recreational space and support energy conversion projects through its state-wide contracts. Pollution Assessment and remediation services are only a few of the services SAK has provided to the Massachusetts Department of Recreational Conservation (DRC). In Ashburnham, MA, we have been able to reuse 25 acres of woodland from...

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Success, unchecked, can also bring failure.   The rapid business growth for a New England manufacturer of industrial coatings had a runaway chemical reaction that could have destroyed the plant and been an environmental disaster.   A poorly trained employee and weak chemical inventory controls caused the event which required emergency HazMat teams from state and local officials...

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SAK Environmental was selected by the City of Amesbury to provide Licensed Site Professional (LSP) and environmental consulting services on an on-call basis. SAK recently responded to a spill on city park property and worked with the City DPW and other officials to rectify the issue to minimize any impact to the environment or human health. “Proximity to our...

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SAK Environmental LLC was selected by Iberdrola Energy Projects (IEP) as the Environmental Manager for the new Salem Harbor Energy Center (SHEC). The SHEC, a new natural gas-fired, state of the are high efficient power generating station is being built on a portion of the 65 acre former Salem Harbor Station, a coal-fired plant now being decommissioned.  The SHEC...

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