Consulting Services
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Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
Project example: An industrial hygiene exposure assessment of metal fumes, respirable particulates, organic vapors, and noise at a California defense contractor’s machine shop, assembly, and R&D lab operations involved personal air monitoring, noise dosimetry, area noise survey, a review of personal protection equipment, and recommendations for improving engineering, administrative and interim personal protection equipment controls.
Wildfire and Structure Fire Impact Assessments
Project example: Wildfire smoke residue impact assessments for insurance claims at residential, commercial, and hotel properties after the Chimney Tops 2 Fire in the Great Smoky Mountains. Conducted site inspections, surface sampling, impact assessments, and expert witness testimony.
Indoor Environmental Quality
Project example: This IEQ assessment at a police and fire department headquarters prompted by a sworn officer’s complaint of severe allergies involved testing for potential indoor air quality issues related to improper ventilation, moisture, volatile compounds, particulate aerosols, and mold spores, which could be associated with the employee’s reported symptoms.
Process Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment
Project example: This design-phase Process Hazard Analysis of a methanol transloading station at a chemical manufacturer rail car transloading station involved performing a PHA, a fire hazard analysis, fire code review, and developing performance guidelines for a fire suppression system to obtain approval by the local Fire Marshall.
Forensic Expert Services
Case example: A retrospective exposure assessment of a commercial printing worker’s exposure to benzene and potential for increased risk of developing acute myelogenous leukemia involved performing a qualitative and quantitative assessment, and providing litigation support and expert witness testimony.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report
Project Example: As a California ARB-accredited Lead Verifier of greenhouse gas emissions reports for multiple cogeneration units, stationary combustion sources, geothermal power, and electricity transactions performed strategic analysis, sampling plan, site visits, data evaluation, and report preparation for Verification Body approval.
