Industrial Hygiene Service Articles

Industrial hygiene case study

Service performed: Industrial hygiene monitoring at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility Summary: Our environmental staff performed testing and consulting to determine employee exposure levels to hazardous chemicals at a large manufacturing facility. Engineering controls and personal protective equipment were also evaluated for its effectiveness during the ...

Jun. 25, 2014

By EFI Global, Inc.

Mercury spill control procedures - industrial hygiene news

Mercury is a known neurotoxin that is extremely toxic even in small amounts. It directly affects the central nervous and renal systems, causing developmental delays, motor and brain problems like those associated with autism. Mercury’s hidden danger also lies in when at room temperature, when exposed it vaporizes readily. Once it has become an aerosol, it is absorbed into the lungs and ...

May 12, 2010

Fluid waste management and disposal practices - industrial hygiene news

Prior to the early 80s and the introduction of AIDS into our society, infection control practices were designed almost exclusively to protect the patient from developing a nosocomial infection - an infection acquired after admission to the hospital. Protocols were focused on protecting the patient, with little or no emphasis on the health care worker’s potential to become infected. ...

May 12, 2010

KNPC advances industry best practices by expanding enterprise-level EHS information management

Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) is a global leader in oil refining, gas liquification and supplying petroleum products to local and international markets. Established in 1960, it is Kuwait’s largest downstream oil and gas service provider – operating three major refineries with 6,000 employees producing an average total of 900,000 barrels per day of distilled gasoline, ...

May 26, 2011

By IHS Markit

DTE Utilizes 3E Compliance Management Services DTE Energy

Background DTE Energy is a leading energy and energy technology provider. It sells electricity, natural gas, coal, landfill gas, steam and chilled water, develops merchant power and industrial energy projects and is a growing leader in energy trading. The company is one of the nation's larger purchasers, transporters and marketers of coal and develops and ...

Mar. 9, 2014

By Verisk 3E

Alpha Bin Care sets new standard in commercial bin cleaning services with its unique vehicle technology

Alpha Bin Care sets new standard in commercial bin cleaning services with its unique vehicle technology Alpha Bin Care, a leading waste management and wheeled bin cleaning and maintenance company, is redefining the industry standards in commercial cleaning with its pioneering vehicle technology, that cleans and sanitises wheeled bins whether full or empty with ...

Mar. 12, 2010

Indoor Air Quality Complaint Response

Hygieneering’s Industrial Hygiene department recently responded to Indoor Air Quality concerns by occupants in a hospital following a localized fire within their building. The response including conducting air sampling for potential contaminants associated with the fire and an evaluation of remediation efforts. Recommendations were provided to change air flow patterns to better ...

Feb. 2, 2011

By Hygieneering, Inc.

Cedar Rapids Flooding case study

Services Performed Emergency remediation response, industrial hygiene, asbestos consulting and mold/indoor air quality (IAQ) testing Summary During the summer of 2008, major flooding of the Cedar River occurred which covered the downtown area in floodwaters. Many buildings including municipal and county government facilities needed to be cleaned, repaired and ...

Jun. 25, 2014

By EFI Global, Inc.

Food Safety Review in the State of Kuwait as a part of Arab Gulf Area

The Food Safety Review (FSR) is a partnership between industry, government, academia, and the consumer. The reason for our review is to increase consistency among local health departments and their interpretations of the state food service rules. The mission of the FSR is to work in partnership with the Department of Health in developing advisory technical interpretations of the state food ...

Feb. 23, 2015

By Inderscience Publishers

Top 10 Most Cited Workplace Safety Violations for Fiscal Year 2015

The American Board of Industrial Hygiene® (ABIH®) reminds workers and industry of the need to address health and safety hazards in the workplace. Recently, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) named its top ten most cited violations of 2015 at the National Safety Council Congress and Expo. OSHA publishes this annual list to alert employers ...

Dec. 8, 2015

By American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

EHS, By the Numbers

FOR DECADES, COMPANIES HAVE benchmarked their staffing levels against industry norms. Ratios such as employees per production volume represent the most basic measures of productivity and profits. There are specific EHS activities where ...

Jan. 1, 2001

Food technology - case study

In all areas of the food industry mixers, dryers, reactors and entire systems are in demand and use. The industry is looking for reliable and cost effective solutions. But no matter what is the project – the requirements are extremely high. Through a process-oriented choice of variables such as vessel shape, agitator speed, wall distance, design and arrangement of mixing elements, ...

Nov. 26, 2015

By AVA GmbH u. Co. KG

Chemical processing facility

Client: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Project Summary Burns & McDonnell provided design services for the construction of a new 40,000-square-foot facility with two automated chemical processing lines at Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.'s Plant 1 in Hurst, Texas. Spaces were provided for associated manufacturing processes, including non-destructive testing, abrasive blasting ...

Sep. 19, 2009

By Burns & McDonnell

Simplify Hospital Maintenance Tasks with Vapor Steam Cleaners

Healthcare facilities such as hospitals and medical centers experience large numbers of sick, injured and infected people seeking treatment and a hygienic place to recover from their ailments. Hospitals are therefore more vulnerable to harboring germs and bacteria than other locations. To prevent infections from spreading out of proportion and to ensure hygienic, disinfected environments that ...

Oct. 7, 2011

By Daimer Industries Inc.

Supporting global expansion case study

Challenge: A global specialty chemicals and materials company seeking to expand operations enlisted the support of Antea Group to provide environmental due diligence services and environmental permitting support at proposed facility locations across six countries. Specifically, the client was seeking a technology enabled process that would allow them to conduct environmental ...

Nov. 6, 2014

By Antea Group - USA

Use of process analytics in aromatics (BTX and Phenol) production plants – Case Study

Aromatics are planar, cyclic compounds with conjugated double bonds, consisting of the elements carbon and hydrogen. Aromatics are important intermediates and used as starting materials for a wide range of products. Aromatics are derived from crude oil and, in small quantities, from coal. Process automation equipment including gas chromatographs and other process analyzers contribute essentially ...

Sep. 21, 2017

By Siemens Industry, Inc. - Process Analytics

Practitioner Spotlight--Chris Brossia

Name: Chris Brossia Office: Loveland, CO Practice Area: Health and Safety Areas of Expertise: Industrial hygiene, ...

Aug. 1, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

DHL logistics campus ground water protection case study

When the massive logistics campus in Unna begins operations in the near future, it will change the face of the region. Approx. 350 people will be working in the massive 90,000 square meter hall helping two million pallets annually get to their proper destination. The facility requires proper safeguards especially with regards to chemical materials. The leading international logistics company DHL ...

Aug. 8, 2014

By NAUE GmbH & Co.KG

Lynn L. Bergeson to Participate in Key Upcoming Nanotechnology Meetings and Conferences

Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in theFederal Register its long-awaited Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a) proposed rule concerning reporting and recordkeeping requirements for certain chemical substances when manufactured or processed at the nanoscale (see our memoranda ...

Apr. 23, 2015

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Compliant Due to Sufficient Solvent Recovery - Case Study

Customer: Con-Test Analytical Laboratories, USA Con-Test Analytical Laboratory provides environmental and hygiene analytical services with the capability of analyzing nearly all water, air, soil, and solid materials. Application: US EPA 608 US EPA Method 608 covers the determination of certain organochlorine pesticides found in industrial waste ...

Dec. 26, 2017

By BÜCHI Labortechnik AG

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