Performance Environmental Services, Inc. services

Performance Environmental helps you make sense of the complex EPA, OSHA and DOT regulations surrounding environmental and workplace safety issues. We guide you through the maze of statutes so you can be assured you are in compliance with all the regulations pertinent to your industry. We also assist companies with emergency response planning and serve as a safety officer for smaller companies that don`t have an employee serving in that role. Our staff members hold a variety of certifications so they can expertly guide you.

You can`t control what you don`t measure. Performance personnel have 22 years of environmental health and safety compliance experience. Compliance assessments are the backbone for identifying problem areas in a facility. We not only find the problem but provide efficient and cost-effective solutions. Regulatory program development and training can remedy most problems and eliminate further noncompliance situations. This can be very valuable as a third party process to document your successes and address issues before an ISO 14001 or OHSAS 18001 surveillance or certification audit. Several clients use these assessments as their corporate system audits as well. We have developed a proactive approach for clients by performing mock agency multimedia inspections simulating an EPA cross division inspection for air, waste, water and remediation targets, which are occurring more frequently.

IAQ Testing – Poor indoor air quality caused by hazardous substances or pollutants can lead to problems such as asthma and other health issues in the workplace, hospitals and schools. Many office buildings have significant air pollution sources. Some of these buildings may be inadequately ventilated; for example, mechanical ventilation systems may not be designed or operated to provide adequate amounts of outdoor air. Performance Environmental`s qualified professionals provide air quality services including indoor air quality testing.

Both asbestos and lead are hazardous materials that can cause serious illness if inhaled or ingested. Although the use of asbestos has decreased substantially, buildings can still contain it and workers can still be exposed, primarily through microscopic particles in the air. People can be exposed to lead in a variety of manufacturing, building and service settings, and lead poisoning can affect not only those immediately exposed to it but their offspring as well. Among our other services, Performance Environmental`s certified staff members can monitor and test for lead and asbestos and interpret laboratory results. We also have many years of experience in managing abatement operations when reduction of asbestos or lead is required for building renovation, demolition or indoor air quality purposes.

OSHA requires companies to keep workers safe from hazards that include the handling of harmful substances, poor air quality and excessive noise. At the core of OSHA regulations regarding hazardous materials is its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), which states that employees have a right to know the dangers related to the chemicals they are exposed to in the workplace and the measures available to protect them.

Through a combination of software and spreadsheet applications, we help companies develop and manage their databases as they relate to environmental issues. A program might provide a notification as to when certain reports are due, or keep track of hazardous waste levels at a manufacturing plant. In addition, we use a software program called Dashboard, which allows different levels of management to review different aspects of any given report, based on their interest and involvement. As the name implies, the status of various projects are shown on gauges like that of an automobile.

Our experience has shown there is much controversy and variance among mold professionals conducting assessments within buildings. The discrepancies can center on the type, amount, location, and interpretation of samples as well as protocol recommendations.

Performance Environmental helps municipalities manage the watershed that falls within the boundaries of their communities as well as to comply with the EPA`s SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure) rule to prevent and be prepared for oil spills to coastal waters and adjoining shorelines.

Before there is a change in property ownership, it is important for any potential buyer to perform an appropriate level of due diligence. At Performance Environmental, we can help with a variety of environmental due diligence services, including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), Phase II ESAs with analytical testing and Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs). We also provide other due diligence services, such as hydrogeological assessments, brownfield redevelopment and soil and groundwater remediation.

When companies or entire communities need assistance with the management of wastewater and solid waste, Performance Environmental can help by offering several services. We assist municipalities by providing expertise in the area of landfill engineering, assessing environmental factors such as soils and the risk of hazardous waste contamination to surrounding areas. We also help communities comply with federal regulations regarding the potential for and actuality of spills of contaminants in the water supply.