Industrial Hygiene

Why contact C&IH for industrial hygiene services?

Four certified industrial hygienists (CIH), two PhD scientists board-certified in toxicology (DABT), and professional engineer (PE) on staff
Customized approach to industrial hygiene projects provides optimal solutions at a reasonable cost
Commitment to understanding our clients' specific business processes and all potential health hazards and associated risks

Chemistry & Industrial Hygiene, Inc. provides occupational health solutions that encompass more than just regulatory compliance. Our services are designed to carry out the fundamental aspects of industrial hygiene through the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of health and safety hazards in the workplace. C&IH performs industrial hygiene consulting activities to ensure that worker health exposures are correctly identified and solutions are delivered within management-driven timeframes and budgets.

Overview of Industrial Hygiene Services Provided by C&IH

Development of exposure and risk assessment strategies: Process and work activity evaluations, product toxicity characterization, investigation into frequency and duration of exposures, work schedules, and general and local exhaust ventilation dynamics
Regulatory compliance monitoring and exposure assessments for chemical, physical, and biological hazards
Industrial hygiene and safety audits to evaluate worksite health and safety practices including evaluation and recommendation of workplace controls
Health and safety plan (HASP) development and site monitoring for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
OSHA, private-party, and litigant dispute resolution for industrial, public, and institutional settings for chemical and microbiological exposures
Analytical chemistry experience including laboratory management, quality assurance, and validation of chemical and biological data
Development and oversight of corporate industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety programs including confined space entry, respiratory protection, hazard communication, and hearing conservation programs
Monitoring for ultra fine particle (UFP) and nanoparticle exposure assessment and hazard determination in nanotechnology and other manufacturing operations

Aspects of Industrial Hygiene Services Provided by C&IH

Mineral fibers and dusts: asbestos, silica, mixed dust, etc.
Ultra fine particles (UFP), nanoparticles: manufacturing processes
Organic dusts: wood, grain, etc.
Solvents: chlorinated, mineral spirits/Stoddard, BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene), etc.
Gases and vapors: chlorine, ammonia, flammables, carbon monoxide, etc.
Welding fumes: metal fume fever, manganese, iron, etc.
Diesel exhaust, coal tar, PAHs (polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons)
Metals: light, base, heavy, and precious
Petrochemicals: oils, gasoline, diesel, BTEX
Paints and coatings: solvents, lead, powder coats, adhesives, urethanes, epoxies
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)/PCDDs (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins)/PCDFs (polychlorinated dibenzofurans), etc.
Caustics and acids: chromic acid, hydrogen fluoride, etc.
Composites: fiberglass, styrene, resins, fiber-reinforced prepregs
Biological agents: fungi, bacteria, and metabolites
Formaldehyde glues and pressed wood materials
Metalworking/cutting fluids (Mycobacterium avium)
Vibration monitoring
Noise: dosimetry, octave band analysis, modeling/contouring
Heat/cold stress: equipment, environmental, and physical activity
Radon: quantization, source identification, and remediation