INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SERVICES

RAS EHS' Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH) work with businesses and industries to develop and implement reliable, achievable and sustainable health and safety solutions that are strategically aligned with their business objectives and applicable regulatory requirements. We evaluate health and safety risks and help businesses and industries with developing a  strategy to prevent potential health hazards and minimize within the workplace. Trained field technicians, working under the supervision of our CIHs, will conduct field sampling tasks to efficiently and effectively implement the strategies that improve workplace health and safety.  

Our Industrial Hygiene Services Include:

  • Workplace exposure assessment and health risk assessments;
  • Asbestos and lead project management and abatement design;
  • Water quality and microbial investigations;
  • Indoor air quality assessment;
  • Noise studies, personal and area air monitoring;
  • Vapor intrusion and ventilation studies;
  • Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Programs:
    •  Chemical Substance Management Program
    • Hazard Communication Program
    • Emergency Preparedness and Response
    • Personal Protective Equipment Program
    • Noise and Hearing Conservation Program
    • Respiratory Protection Program
    • Ergonomics and Manual Handling Program
    • Confined Space Program


Workplace Exposure Assessment:

 RAS EHS conducts workplace Exposure Assessment following American Industrial Hygiene Association's (AIHA) 'Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational Exposures'. A thorough characterization of exposures allows our Industrial Hygienists to focus on each IH programs, and define specific requirements for engineering / administrative controls and personal protective equipment.


​Exposure Assessment include the following six steps:

  1. Basic Characterization: Gather information to characterize the workplace, work force, and environmental agents.
  2. Exposure Assessment: Assess exposures in the workplace in view of the information available on the workplace, work force, and environmental agents. The assessment outcomes include a) groupings of workers having similar exposures; b) definition of an exposure profile for each group of similarly exposed workers relative to the appropriate Occupational Exposure Limits; and c) judgments about the acceptability of each exposure profile.
  3. Further Information Gathering: Implement prioritized exposure monitoring or the collection of more information on health effects so that uncertain exposure judgments can be resolved with higher confidence.
  4. Health Hazard Control: Implement prioritized control strategies for unacceptable exposures.
  5. Reassessment: Periodically perform a comprehensive re-evaluation of exposures. Determine whether routine monitoring is required to verify that acceptable exposures remain acceptable.
  6. Communications and Documentation: Communications and documentation of exposure assessment findings and the maintenance of exposure assessment data.