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Each facility faces particular hazards and processes that require different assessments, so the process varies. However, in general, you can expect our teams to identify potential hazards through methods like asking questions and considering existing operations. Once we identify potential hazards, our teams can assess their levels and recommend control measures that suit the exposure levels and your processes.
Overcoming Safety Challenges to Create a Resilient Workforce
TRC safeguards the work environment to protect your business.
The costs associated with workplace injuries and illnesses can negatively impact a company’s goals. The burden of workers’ compensation claims, including lost productivity, retraining and accommodation for injured employees, can eat away at the bottom line. Lack of attention to industrial hygiene can also impact worker morale, corporate image and community relations.
TRC’s industrial hygienists understand the regulations that affect your industry. We help our clients attain their risk management, cost containment, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) compliance goals.
Our industrial hygienists work closely with our ventilation system engineers to improve in-plant air quality for employees by providing customized, cost-effective engineered solutions to control industrial air emissions.
Achieve Results with our Industrial Hygiene Assessment Experts
TRC takes the time to understand your operations, workforce relations, monetary constraints and priorities. Our tested practitioners bring regulatory experience and industry knowledge to customize solutions, share risk and rewards and achieve results for your bottom line. We operate seamlessly as part of your team and develop long-term relationships that bring both business results and professional growth.
The benefits of working with TRC’s industrial hygiene experts include:
- Extensive regulatory knowledge of the guidelines that apply to your particular industry and operations
- Unique evaluations based on your specific needs, whether at the plant or corporate level
- Staff certifications in applicable standards such as OSHA safety guidelines
- The promotion of safe and reliable infrastructure to promote industrial hygiene
Adapt to New Possibilities with TRC’s Industrial Hygiene Assessment Services
An industrial hygiene assessment is essential to a successful environmental, health, safety and sustainability program. Our expert team provides solutions anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and recommending controls for potentially hazardous workplace conditions. Once we identify hazards and the exposure levels, we work with you to develop controls and safety programs.
Industrial Hygiene Program Evaluation and Development
Many companies have an existing industrial hygiene program. In these cases, TRC can provide an additional source of expertise. We can assess your current program to find areas for improvement or work with you to develop programs that suit your particular operations and hazards. Our services include:
- Maintain client exposure data for long-term exposure modeling.
- Assist in selection of commercially available industrial hygiene software platforms.
- Develop customized web applications for review of exposure data.
Industrial Hygiene Assessments/Exposure Monitoring
Industrial hygiene assessments and exposure monitoring focus on identifying and measuring risks. Our services include:
- Evaluating worker exposures to respiratory hazards (dusts, fumes, vapors, gases) heat and noise.
- Evaluate employee exposure data using various industrial hygiene statistical analysis tools.
- Utilize real-time instrumentation to identify root causes of employee exposures.
- Assist in developing well-defined similar exposure groups in an organization.
- Addresses controls through engineering design, administrative change, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) Indoor air quality assessments and investigations.
Indoor Air Quality Assessments and Investigations
An indoor air quality assessment can identify and address air quality issues in a plant. We offer the following services, depending on the potential hazards present:
- Mechanical hygiene assessments of processing area ventilation system(s)
- Evaluating the adequacy of existing air handling units and/or local exhaust ventilation
- Local exhaust ventilation assessment including duct air velocity and flow measurements
- Legionella risk assessments
- Microbial contamination
Data Management
Industrial hygiene testing and assessment results in a wealth of data. Leverage this information to make better, more informed decisions with data management solutions from TRC.
- Maintain client exposure data for long-term exposure modeling.
- Assist in selection of commercially available industrial hygiene software platforms.
- Develop customized web applications for review of exposure data.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about industrial hygiene assessments with answers to commonly asked questions.
The frequency of industrial hygiene assessments and testing depends on various factors. A few scenarios that may call for an evaluation include:
- Changing processes
- New equipment
- Exposure incidents
- Changes in the workforce
OSHA is the primary regulator of industrial hygiene. Its regulations relate to various job hazards, including air contaminants, chemical hazards, biological hazards, physical hazards and ergonomic hazards. MSHA deals with hazards in mines, such as dust and gas.
Maintain Compliance and Create a Safer Workplace with TRC
Our industrial hygienists support healthier and safer workplaces. We have extensive knowledge of safety regulations and potential dangers, enabling us to identify hazards and work with you to implement controls that reduce exposure. Industrial hygiene assessments lower the chances of illness or injury, improve workplace reputations and reduce risks like noncompliance fines. Contact us today to learn more about our customized IH solutions.
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Our practitioners share their insights and perspectives on the trends and challenges shaping the market.
Regulatory Updates
Are You Prepared for 2024 TSCA Chemical Data Reporting?
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Chemical Data Reporting (CDR), like the Olympics, occurs every four years, and then most facilities move on to more pressing environmental, health and safety (EHS) matters.
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EPA Proposed PFAS Reporting Requirement
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New proposed rule would require all manufacturers and importers to report any amount of PFAS onsite
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Insights
OSHA Enforces New National Emphasis Program to Address Concerns with Warehouses and Distribution Centers
August 23, 2023
Why is OSHA concerned with Warehouses and Distribution Center Operations? The warehousing and distribution centers industries are growing rapidly, with employment increasing from 668,900 workers in 2011 to 1,713,900 in 2021. Within these same industries, there have been high rates of illness and injury. Specifically, within the warehousing and storage industry, top illnesses and injuries in 2020 included:
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OSHA’s National Emphasis Program on Heat-Related Illness and Injuries
November 3, 2021
On September 20, 2021 in an OSHA National News Release, OSHA published a memorandum establishing an enforcement initiative that is designed to prevent and protect employees from heat-related illnesses and death. This initiative, which develops a National Emphasis Program (NEP) on heat inspections, is an expansion of an already existing Regional Emphasis Program (REP) in OSHA’s Region VI, which covers Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Regulatory Updates
OSHA’s Call for Comments on Mechanical Power Press Standard Changes
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OSHA has recently published a call for comment regarding mechanical power presses. The reason behind OSHA’s request is that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) consensus standard for mechanical power presses has been updated numerous times since the implementation of OSHA’s standard.
Insights
OSHA Returns to In-Person Inspections As COVID-19 Restrictions Lift
August 4, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is authorized by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) to assure employers provide safe and healthful work conditions free of recognized hazards and by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, education and technical assistance. OSHA has recently announced the return to in-person inspections as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift.
White Papers / Reports
Managing EHS & ESG Risks Through Integrated Systems Today and Beyond
July 22, 2021
It has been more than 50 years since the development and establishment of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) which were formed to protect our environment and workplaces across the United States. Significant laws, policies and regulations followed to establish the “regulatory programs” that all applicable businesses and entities must address and meet to ensure these compliance-driven legislative programs would create a foundation to protect our society.
Regulatory Updates
OSHA COVID-19 Guidance, Regulation and Enforcement to Protect Workers
April 13, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signaled their intent to provide more guidance, regulation and enforcement with respect to protecting workers from contracting COVID-19 at their place of work. Among the key developments:
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2020: A Year to Remember or a Year to Forget?
December 20, 2020
Published in EM Magazine, December 2020, this article by TRC’s David Elam speaks to the importance of pausing to reassess the work challenges we’ve faced due to COVID-19 this year and our accomplishments despite the challenges, and how to prepare for the coming year, after one of the most difficult years in modern history.
