Respirator fit testing is required for mandatory use of all tight-fitting facepieces and recommended for voluntary use. OSHA 1910.134(f) states: “The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is ...

To Access the NIOSH pocket guide on line visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/

Hope to see you in the classroom soon! ~ David Charlesworth, Certified Industrial Hygienist

Join David Charlesworth,CIH for an Asbestos Maintenance Worker Course - Initial April 28-29, 2014, Refresher April 10, 2014

Training of custodial and maintenance workers is one of the keys to a successful operations and maintenance (O&M) program. If building owners do not emphasize the importance of well-trained custodial and maintenance personnel, asbestos O&M tasks may not ...

This Saturday, March 29th, is the 8th annual Earth Hour, a global movement that brings together millions of people across the world to switch off their lights for one hour as a symbol of their commitment to the planet. Are you up for the challenge?

http://blog.epa.gov/energystar/2014/03/join-epa-bgca-and-spider-man-in-celebrating-earth-hour-this-saturday-march-29th/

Earth Hour will ...

HAZWOPER 24 and 40 Hour Last Minute Deal March 31, 2014 - Two students for the price of one. To register for this course call 505.869.8000 and mention this special. Come and join David Charlesworth, Certified Industrial Hygienist and learn about safety issues pertaining to the hazard recognition at work sites. Your training will ...

Still a few spots left - Lead Inspector/Assessor March 24-28,2014 , Come and join us for our Lead Inspector and Lead Risk Assessor Courses next week. For questions or to register, please visit the registration section of our website or call 505 869 8000.

A short note from David Charlesworth, CIH at DC Envirionmental in regards to the WIPP Fire Investigation; to see the latest report please use this link:  http://energy.gov/em/articles/doe-finalizes-wipp-fire-investigation-report

This week David Charlesworth, CIH along with an adjunct instructor Mike Martin, CSP, CIH lead DC Environmental's first webinar on System Safety. Attendees were located all over the United States from Alaska to Virginia!  The system safety concept focuses on the application of system engineering and systems management to the process of hazard, safety ...

EPA has released a new database called ECOTox Release 4.0. This database provides single Chemical toxicity information for aquatic and terrestrial life. The database can be found at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ecotox/ 

Lead Inspector March 24-26, 2014

Lead Risk Assessor March 27 and 28, 2014