EH&S Management, Biosafety and Industrial Hygiene Resource

General Safety and EH&S Management

Industrial Hygiene Support can help your organization reduce EH&S related business risk.  By reducing the risk associated with the causes of EH&S incidents your organization can save directly on insurance, workers compensation costs and regulatory fees; and, your organization will benefit from savings on indirect costs associated with workplace incidents and their disruption. General EH&S services, include:

• EH&S Audits/Assessments
• Job Hazard Assessments/Reviews
• Management System Planning, Maintenance and Assessment

EH&S Management Systems

Industrial Hygiene Support can help you implement a comprehensive Environment, Health and Safety Management System. A well planned and executed EH&S Management System can help reshape how an organization and their stakeholders view their environmental health and safety responsibilities, integrate EH&S into their day-to-day activities, and assess an origination's performance against its goals. Central to the design of any Management System is continual improvement applying the cycle of planning, implementing, reviewing, and improving processes and practices. By creating a well-defined and structured EH&S Management System you can ensure your organization's sustainable success in meeting and surpassing its environment health and safety obligations.

Industrial Hygiene

Industrial hygiene services are provided by a highly experienced Certified Industrial Hygienist (certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene). Credible and defensible methods from NIOSH, OSHA or other standard-setting agencies are used for sampling, when applicable. All analytical work is conducted by American Industrial Hygiene Association accredited laboratories. In order to address employee complaints, address regulatory requirements or to set a baseline, Industrial Hygiene Support can conduct both qualitative and quantitative industrial hygiene assessments, check compliance and assist in developing a plan to mitigate plan risk.

Noise Monitoring

Over exposure to high noise levels in the workplace can lead to hearing loss. Many laboratory, industrial and support operations may require a noise assessment. A good rule of thumb is the ability to carry on a conversation without having any difficulty. If you have to raise your voice or struggle to understand a colleague, action may be required. Industrial Hygiene Support can conduct noise monitoring and compliance checks as well as assist in the development and implementation of a hearing conservation program.

Ergonomic Services

Manual handling and ergonomic injuries, including back injuries and cumulative trauma disorders, account for more than half of all workers' compensation claims. Industrial Hygiene Support can review your injury records to look for injury trends and ensure appropriate controls are in place. Industrial Hygiene Support can also conduct ergonomic assessments as well as train staff to conduct their own ergonomic assessments (they typically have the greatest task knowledge as well as control ideas).

Biosafety

Working with biological materials presents some unique challenges. Whether your organization is confronting the bloodborne pathogens requirements associated with an emergency response team or you're running a Biosafety level 3 laboratory, Industrial Hygiene Support can help ensure your organization is appropriately addressing the environmental, health and safety risks. In addition to bloodborne pathogens exposure control requirements and the new airborne infectious disease regulations, Industrial Hygiene Support can assist compliance with CDC/USDA Select Agent Regulations, CDC BMBL guidelines as well as the NIH guidelines. An “Agent-Host-Activity” philosophy is used assess risks and develop appropriate controls.

Radiation Safety

Industrial Hygiene Support can provide comprehensive consulting support to aid your organization in the navigation of the complex safety and regulatory challenges associated with working with radioactive materials, including:  registration, licenser, routine/closure surveys or ongoing radiation safety program management and support.

Other Services

Injury Illness Prevention Policy and procedure development

• Job Hazard Analysis
• Accident investigation
• Training

Medical and Hazardous Waste

• Medical Waste Bio
• Radioactive Waste
• Chemical Hazardous Waste
• Universal wastes

Permitting

• County and City hazardous materials permits
• Air quality permits
• Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP)
• Medical Waste Management Plan
• DEA Licenses/Permits
• ATF Tax free alcohol

Lab Safety

• Chemical Hygiene (handling, storage and Industrial Hygiene monitoring)
• Laboratory ergonomics, including pipetting, microscope use, and other laboratory repetitive tasks

General Facility Safety Issues

• Lockout Tagout
• Respiratory protection
• Machine and tool safety