Real Estate Development
Design and construction of lab buildings.
Real Estate Development
Design and construction of lab buildings.
A multi-tenant lab building that garners the attention of lab-based tenants includes Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) design components. Safety Partners clarifies EHS requirements and permits while providing guidance to make your property compelling to prospective tenants. Our strategies pave the way for smooth permitting for landlords and tenants. We also protect your property by clarifying the distribution of EHS obligations between tenant vs. landlord.
Why real estate developers work with us
- Our fingers are on the pulse of industry standards
- We are adept at navigating local & federal regulations
- We stay on top of best practices for lab facilities
- We understand EHS requirements vs. best practices
Safety Partners has allowed my team the benefit of having an EHS Professional on staff without having a full-time permanent position which would not be practical for the size of our business. The EHS expertise and services provided meet all of our needs and we are extremely satisfied with their service.
Make Educated Decisions
Safety Partners resolves questions during the pre-permitting stage and clarifies requirements vs. recommendations:
- Lab facility layout and design
- Hazardous materials: virgin and waste
- Wastewater
- Flammables
- Vivarium
- EHS-related planning for hazardous materials, processes, and equipment
- Building-wide emergency preparedness
- Emergency generators
During the permitting phase, we can apply for and maintain EHS-related permits needed to operate your building in compliance with regulatory requirements:
- EPA and state agency waste generator registration for waste oil, universal waste, and other building-generated waste streams
- Industrial wastewater discharge permits (MWRA, POTW) and supporting submissions (e.g., Staffing Plan, Grading Report)
- Flammables license (taking into account tenant flammables inventories)
We can also provide all your required building safety manuals and training:
- Emergency Evacuation Plan (EAP) and training
- Hazard Communication Program (HCP) and training
- Ancillary staff training (facilities, custodial staff)
Bring Clarity to the Landlord and Tenant Relationship
Safety Partners is immersed in regulations and accepted industry standards. Our review of lease language clarifies requirements that must be held by the landlord or tenant, and what can be designated to either party.
- Identify hazardous materials: define what is prohibited and what requires pre-approval
- Establish tenant responsibilities: delineate responsibilities for permits, daily compliance, and emergency preparedness
To facilitate clarity to the landlord and tenant relationship, Safety Partners can provide a customized Building Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Operations Manual for Tenants that outlines the tenant roles and responsibilities when operating within the tenant’s leased facilities and in building common areas, including but not limited to common hallways, freight elevators, and loading/unloading areas.
Tenant Responsibilities
Safety Partners provides EHS operating permits, manuals, and training for tenants’ day-one operations. Our program is designed to grow and change at the pace of company growth.
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Protecting Your Real Estate
As a landlord, there is no clear way to see the requisite hazardous materials scientists are handling in your building, nor how science will shift and change. Safety Partners creates, implements, and maintains a plan for control of hazards to minimize landlord liability.
By requiring tenants to periodically complete a Hazard Survey, landlords gain visibility on the status of the tenant EHS programs and responsibilities. Safety Partners collaborates with landlords to analyze results and create follow up guidance for safety program improvements.
It takes 10,000 hours to master a craft, we have 650,000+. Trust us to take the burden of EHS off of your shoulders. #safertogether