Hygieneering, Inc.
News & Updates
May 2021
In this Issue...
Underground Storage Tank Removal
  • New Division of Hygieneering
  • Lockout/Tagout Periodic Inspections
  • Waste Management & Industrial Maintenance Services
  • OSHA's Top 10 Most Cited Violations
  • Company Birthdays & Anniversaries
  • Compliance Reminders
Company Information
Hygieneering, Inc. is dedicated to providing superior safety, industrial hygiene and environmental services to support your operations. Learn more about Hygieneering, Inc.
Services Provided
Find out why so many turn to us for indoor air quality, environmental, safety & health, EHS training, and emergency response services.
Project Spotlight
View our recently completed projects.
Meet the Hygieneering Team
Combat COVID-19 with our new division The Healthy Building Institute
Team Spotlight
David L. Zeidner, MS, CMR, WRT, LEED AP
Director, Indoor Air Quality & Emergency Response Services
 
Mr. Zeidner is celebrating his fifteenth year at Hygieneering! He has a Master of Science degree and over 12 years of R&D lab experience as well as over 19 years of environmental consulting experience including CAT response work following the 2004 & 2005 gulf state hurricanes. 
 
Mr. Zeidner provides clients with technically superior and timely consulting and testing services. He oversees and conducts Indoor Air Quality Management & Mold Prevention Programs in office buildings, hospital, university dormitories, schools and government buildings. He performs IAQ investigations including sick building & odor issues, designs and manages mold remediation projects and manages emergency flood responses. Mr. Zeidner has provided technical instruction training services on environmental health and safety topics such as IAQ, mold, odor and flood response issues to national groups.
 
Mr. Zeidner’s expertise in environmental portfolio management includes mold & moisture assessments, odor investigations, indoor air quality assessments and water abatement. He is now an integral part of our Healthy Building Institute, working to support indoor environmental health and safety.

To learn more about David Zeidner and his role/experience with Hygieneering, visit our team page.
Featured Project
Underground Storage Tank Removal
As one of our clients reconfigured their transportation maintenance and storage facility, they engaged Hygieneering to perform the environmental sampling and compliance portion of the removal of an 8,000-gallon underground storage tank containing diesel fuel. The client wanted to replace their old underground storage tank with a new above ground storage tank with new piping and fill station. Hygieneering’s scope of services for this project included the following items:

  • Site Safety Plan provided to the client and subcontractors prior to the site work beginning and reviewed with all those present during work was being completed.
  • Onsite environmental monitoring using a photoionization detector (PID) for the duration of the time onsite.
  • Soil samples taken from the excavation around the tank to test for potential contaminants of concern. The results from these samples determined if any soils from the excavation needed to be disposed of off site in lieu of being used for backfilling into the excavation.
  • Document results of sampling and monitoring in accordance with state regulations to provide a report detailing site activities and results to the client and regulatory authority.  
  • Assist the client in completing and meeting all requirements with the Illinois EPA and Illinois State Fire Marshall’s Office to obtain reimbursement through the State Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund. This is being done to assist in recovering the cost for the project.

Due to excess precipitation during the tank pulling process and the depth of the tank, the excavation had to be continuously dewatered. The end result of the project was the tank was removed from the ground, and a release was reported by the Illinois State Fire Marshal onsite.  Hygieneering was then retained to manage the state UST Release documentation and reimbursement from the Illinois LUST Fund. Hygieneering has performed additional subsurface soil and groundwater sampling to determine the potential spread of any IL TACO contaminants of concern throughout the work area. These results and reports have been provided to the client and IEMA to ensure that all standards have been met to close the former UST site within state standards.
New Hygieneering Division
The Healthy Building Institute

The Healthy Building Institute (HBI) is an Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) division within Hygieneering, Inc. that focuses on providing clients with expert 3rd party Indoor Environmental Health and Safety Compliance Consulting/Inspection/Testing/Training & Healthy Building Verification services.
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Today, trust matters more than ever. Building Owners and Operators around the world are seeking to establish trust with their Staff, Tenants and General Public stakeholders through properly verifying their buildings are in fact safe and healthy to occupy. HBI’s, Healthy Building Verification Program delivers a trusted 3rd party expert solution and transparent comprehensive reassurance to all stakeholders to achieve this paramount goal. 
 
HBI’s comprehensive Annual Healthy Building Verification (HBV) Program expertly supports Indoor Environmental Health and Safety concerns for an organization’s most valuable assets-its people. The HBV program offers building occupants the confidence that indoor working, learning, and living environments in a post COVID-19 world and beyond are safe, healthy, comfortable and enhance productivity.

The annual Healthy Building Verification Program includes the following expert 3rd party Environmental Health and Safety Inspection, Testing, Guidance and Healthy Building Verification scope of services:

  • Comprehensive Indoor Air Quality Testing and facility review to verify adherence to guidance established by OSHA, EPA, ASHRAE and CDC standards for indoor environments.
  • Water Testing of Potable drinking water supplies to verify safe and healthy water quality is being provided per EPA drinking water quality standards.
  • HVAC mechanical system inspection and operations guidance to verify the HVAC system within this facility is properly filtered, maintained, and operating to provide the indoor environment with fresh air exchanges that are compliant with ASHRAE guidelines.
  • Facility cleaning and disinfection review to verify that this facility’s daily cleaning and disinfection practices are in adherence to the guidance from OSHA, EPA, and CDC to properly maintain safe and healthy contact surfaces.  

To learn more about this program, please visit The Healthy Building Institute website,
www.hbi-usa.com. To request a proposal or schedule a walkthrough of your facility, contact us.
Lockout/Tagout Periodic Inspections
OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations has been recently published. Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) made the list as Number 6. Of the top 5 section cited, 1910.147(c)(6) periodic inspections was number 3 with 336 violations.

The specific section of the LOTO standard we are referring to in this letter is paragraph 1910.147(c)(6)(i), which requires employers to “conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed”.

Many people misinterpret the meaning of this paragraph and perform their periodic inspections in ways that don’t meet the intent. For clarification, reference should be made to OSHA’s compliance directive (CPL 02-00-147, effective 2/11/08) that explains their enforcement policy and inspection procedures used by compliance officers to evaluate an employer’s Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO) program.


Learn more about our Lockout/Tagout and other services on our new brochure page.
Featured Service
Waste Management & Industrial Maintenance

Hygieneering’s expert team of professionals provide a wide range of environmental services to companies nationwide. We can manage all your environmental needs from start to finish. We pride ourselves in delivering our services safely, on time, and within budget.

Hygieneering’s team of trained and experienced professionals provide the following services:
  • RECYCLE- Generate a revenue stream from waste. Recycling solutions for many biproducts including solvents, acids, caustics, etc.
  • WASTE MANAGEMENT- Available nationwide | Hazardous waste Non-hazardous waste | Roll-offs | Van trailers | Tanker trucks
  • WASTE DATA MANAGEMENT- Comprehensive dashboard and reports. Track and access all your data for management reports and audits. No training for your staff.
  • REMEDIAL SERVICES- Eliminate and correct environmental concerns. Soil excavation | Institu-stabilization | Site restoration | UST/AST Removal
  • INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE- Vessel and Sump cleaning | Vacuum truck services | Plant decontamination | Lab packing | Demolition | Railcar cleaning
  • 24 HOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE- On-call highly trained responders | Facility releases | Disaster & storm responses | Highway & rail responses

Learn more about this service and others by visiting our brochure page.
OSHA's Top 10 Most Cited Violations in 2020
Fall Protection – General Requirements is OSHA’s most frequently cited standard for the 10th successive fiscal year.

During an exclusive Safety+Health webinar, which took place Feb. 26, Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, presented preliminary data for OSHA’s Top 10 for FY 2020.

“Use the Top 10 as a guide for your workplace,” Kapust says. “It’s a good place to start if you don’t know where to start. Look at what OSHA is finding. Look at the things that are applicable to your particular industry as well.” (Watch the webinar below.)

Although multiple standards swapped positions, including one making its way into the Top 5, those that make up the Top 10 remained unchanged from FY 2019. Presented here are the numbers.

Hygieneering Celebrations
May Birthdays
Happy birthday to the following team members who celebrate in May!

Jeanine Carbonaro 5/24
Shane Stewart 5/24
Margaret Guidarelli 5/27
Company Anniversaries

Congratulations to the following people who are celebrating milestones this month at Hygieneering! Thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the years!

Margaret Guidarelli 34 years
Mike Bartos 23 years
Dawn Schneider 26 years
Travis Fellers 7 years
Jeanine Carbonaro 16 years
Compliance Reminders

  • DOT Registrations are due by June 30.
  • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reports are due by July 1.
  • Water Discharge Monitoring Reports are due July 31.
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