Engineering Controls

How do engineering controls designed by C&IH provide value?

Customized approach to each client's unique facility characteristics to develop the best solution to health and safety issues
Engineering controls designed for a variety of contaminants and physical/mechanical hazards in commercial, industrial, and residential environments
In-house capability to perform comprehensive job hazard analysis and assess worker exposures and potential risks allows C&IH to turn-key engineering control specification and testing

Engineering controls are the first line of worker protection when substitution and other source elimination controls cannot effectively remove the offending agent(s) or adequately reduce worker exposure (www.state.nj.us/health/
surv/documents/ihfs.pdf). C&IH has the technical expertise to design and implement engineering solutions to protect workers by minimizing workplace exposures and other safety and health hazards. Our goal is to minimize or eliminate the need for administrative controls or personal protective equipment (PPE), thereby reducing the potential for worker injuries and decreasing lost time due to accidents or illnesses. When necessary, C&IH performs a comprehensive job hazard analysis to correctly identify the location and type of hazards requiring worker protection. All activities conducted by our staff are designed to help clients establish cost effective engineering and other controls to mitigate workplace exposures and hazards.

Our multi-disciplinary team of degreed professionals with certifications in engineering (PE), industrial hygiene (CIH), and toxicology (DABT) offers our clients the requisite experience to understand and mitigate a wide variety of workplace hazards. This team approach allows C&IH to apply well-integrated engineering control solutions and to test the efficacy of the controls without engaging additional consultants. Whether your situation requires local exhaust ventilation (LEV), physical barriers, machine guarding with or without interlocks, process containment, or simply modifying your existing general dilution ventilation, C&IH offers the expertise to provide the right solution.

Engineering Control Consulting Activities Performed by C&IH

Local exhaust and dilution ventilation systems design, testing, and modification for protection from gases, vapors, and particulate
Process design and modification including product isolation and exposure minimization systems
Containment systems for processes and/or chemical exposures
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)for chemical, physical, and biological agents and physical/mechanical hazards
Noise mitigation including equipment isolation, modification, and suppression systems
Water, gas, and vapor intrusion control systems for protecting workers and other occupants in the indoor built environment