Industrial Hygiene

Health Hazard Assessments
All employers are required to provide a safe workplace free of occupational hazards. The first step in this process is to perform health hazard assessments of particular tasks and locations where workers are at risk. EPG Certified Industrial Hygienists have the expertise and credentials to evaluate workplaces in accordance with federal regulations and provide recommendations for improvement to ensure risk minimization.

Air Monitoring
The concentrations of hazardous chemicals in the air at the workplace are closely regulated to ensure worker safety. EPG has the capability to design and implement air sampling programs to meet requirements. Measured levels are analyzed by EPG staff and recommendations for improvement are provided when necessary to bring concentrations down to acceptable levels.

Personnel Exposure Monitoring
Another approach to monitoring worker exposures to hazardous substances it to provide individual dosimeters to representative staff and measure the levels that they are exposed to during their daily tasks. The measured levels are then analyzed by EPG professionals and compared to regulatory levels. When necessary, recommendations for improvement are provided.

Respiratory Protection and Annual Fit Testing
Sometimes when air concentrations of toxic chemicals exceed allowable levels respiratory protective devices can be used to protect the workers. Only a qualified industrial hygienist should perform the determination as to whether a respirator for a given chemical is appropriate. If so, a written respiratory protection program must be developed and implemented to comply with federal regulations to protect workers. Part of that program will include an annual training and fit-testing sessions provided by EPG.

Safety Programs and Procedures
The first step in demonstrating an adequate health and safety program is to have written procedures that discretely satisfy each of the applicable regulations. EPG Safety Professionals have developed hundreds of such programs and can easily adapt these to meet the specific arrangements and needs of nearly any industry and company.

Noise Surveys and Hearing Conservation Programs
Occupational noise is the leading occupational injury and the one with the highest worker compensation pay-outs due to the devastating and irreversible disabling affects. EPG has extensive experience in monitoring workplaces and designing programs to reduce noise exposure to workers to meet federal requirements and reduce risks and future liabilities.

Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, is often the last line of defense between a hazardous chemical or physical agent. Therefore, it is especially important to select the most applicable PPE for each worker and task to ensure maximum protection. EPG has a comprehensive awareness of available PPE and can help identify appropriate PPE while maintaining the efficiency of the work process.

Work Practice and Process Review
Sometimes the most important aspect of assessing the hazards in the workplace is to observe the actual work processes in order to truly understand where workers are at risk, or more specifically, what is causing their injuries. Only field experience can bring the maturity and ability to identify these types of conditions and solve lingering problems that less experienced consultants are likely to miss.

Employee Safety Training
EPG has over 25 occupational and environmental health and safety training programs developed on as many topics and technical areas. All sessions can be modified to address the specific needs of any company or work group. The experience of trainers provides the ability to speak at any level and to any type of group.

Ventilation System Evaluation and Engineering
EPG has the experience and capabilities to analyze existing system performance and provide recommendations for improvement, where necessary. For smaller situations EPG can design systems and specify operating parameters for particular working conditions.