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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited ASARCO, a metal smelting company, for electrical hazards after an arc flash caused severe burns to three workers at its facility in Hayden, Ariz. The company faces $278,456 in penalties for two willful violations and one serious violation.

OSHA inspectors determined the arc flash occurred after the insertion of a breaker into a 4,160-volt switchgear. OSHA cited the company for its failure to

The final rule requires railroads to develop and submit Comprehensive Oil Spill Response Plans for route segments traveled by high hazard flammable trains that are carrying petroleum oil in blocks of 20 or more loaded tank cars and trains that have a total of 35 loaded petroleum oil tank cars.

Railroads are also required to identify the person responsible for each response zone, along with the organization, personnel, and equipment capable of removing and mitigating a worst-case dischar

Hygieneering's Environmental Health & Safety Training Institute is offering the opportunity for you to receive 24-hour HAZWOPER Initial or 8-hour HAZWOPER
Refresher Training through our OSHA Compliance Training Courses.

These courses cover the OSHA 1910.120 requirements on recognizing and identifying hazardous materials, physical and safety hazards, selecting and using
PPE and executing standard operating procedures for emergencies.

The courses wi

Hygieneering, Inc. has received a two-year contract from a US aerospace company to provide multiple third-party facility inspections for OSHA & EPA regulatory compliance. Hygieneering, Inc. will be reviewing current operations and procedures in the manufacturing processes and make recommendations that will positively impact worker safety and overall plant waste minimization.

Hygieneering, Inc. is Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Certified!

NIOSH has released a Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool for general buildings and schools to assist managers in identifying and assessing areas of dampness in buildings. NIOSH states “implementing regular visual inspections for dampness can help to identify trouble areas before they become major problems and help to prioritize maintenance and repair.” “The Dampness and Mold Assessment Tools provide an inexpensive mechanism to investigate, record and compare conditions over ti

ISN provides an online contractor management database, ISNetworld, which is designed to meet internal and governmental record-keeping and compliance requirements. ISN collects health and safety, procurement, quality and regulatory information and monitors vendor/contractor recordable injury numbers, annual certificate of insurance requirements, safety programs and site-specific training for client operations. ISN ensures that you are connecting with reliable and sustainable contractors and su

Hygieneering incorporates proven and established industrial hygiene principles and assessment tools that can help with LEED certification and green building designation. Hygieneering's services provide facilities with a proactive approach to maintaining healthy and comfortable indoor air quality. These services are appropriate for newly built spaces, renovated spaces where HVAC modifications have occurred, as well as for IAQ complaint situations.

Taking a proactive posture on your Indo

Hygieneering, Inc. recently received a three-year environmental, health and safety consulting contract with a large Midwest power/utility company to support power grid and power plant operations. Hygieneering, Inc. will assist in worker safety services that include onsite employee health & safety training, testing and consulting to achieve and maintain compliance with OSHA regulations. Hygieneering, Inc. will also be providing onsite hazardous materials assessments, cleanup specifications

Hygieneering, Inc. has been retained in the Midwest to provide environmental consulting on 50 story high-rise building during a multiyear restoration project. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2019.

For more information or to discuss your environmental consulting needs, please contact us at 630-654-2550.

Hygieneering, Inc. has been retained to provide Chicago, IL builder/contractor with job task employee exposure assessments and (PEL) Permissible Exposure Level sampling to document and assist in controlling worker exposures to silica in the construction site workplace.  The Silica OSHA Standard for construction went into effect on September 23, 2017.

For more information or to discuss your silica construction standard compliance needs, ple