Industrial
Hygiene
The
Industrial Hygiene program is vital to a comprehensive Safety
and Environmental Compliance program. Primarily the University's
Industrial Hygiene program focuses on monitoring workplace
conditions for effective ventilation, personal protective
equipment requirements, chemical and biological engineering
controls as they relate to safety. This includes personal
and area air sampling, surface sampling, indoor air quality
(IAQ) investigations, noise surveys, ergonomic studies,
employee training, and determination of controls needed
to prevent occupational injury or illness.
Safety and
Environmental Compliance provides the following services
as they relate to Industrial Hygiene: biological safety
cabinet and chemical fume hood testing, asbestos surveying
and sampling, indoor air quality testing, coordinates replacement
and monitoring of HEPA building filtration systems, confined
space and respiratory protection program oversight, water
quality testing, and insures engineering standards on hazardous
materials storage facilities are in compliance with applicable
regulations.
