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Hygieneering, Inc. is a certified woman-owned business providing Environmental, Health and Safety Consulting Services since 1987.

Learn more about Hygieneering, Inc. here.

In this Issue...

The Hygieneering Advantage

  • Team Spotlight
  • Featured Service
  • Project Spotlight
  • Safety News
  • Now Hiring!
  • Association Participation
  • Compliance Reminders
  • Company Birthdays & Anniversaries

Find out why so many turn to us for indoor air

quality, environmental materials management,

safety & health, EHS training, and emergency

response services.


View our recently completed projects.


Meet the Hygieneering Team!

Team Spotlight

Moving on up!

Please help us in congratulating Amy Bauer on her recent promotion to Industrial Hygiene Team Leader.


Amy's expertise in EHS services will be invaluable to Hygieneering's management team. She has a proven track record of conducting fieldwork for clients across the country, serving industries such as construction, service, chemical, education, manufacturing, mining, aerospace, food, and healthcare.

Channahon’s Three Rivers Festival

35th Anniversary

Tracy Melendez, Jodi Bates, Jeanine Carbonaro

For the last 10 years, Jodi Bates has been a proud member of the volunteer committee that produces the Three Rivers Festival. She has an important role in creating this 5-day celebration of Channahon's community and local organizations. Many great events, such as Special Needs Day, Senior Bingo, a carnival and other free events, are made possible by the generosity of their sponsors.


Tracy Melendez and Jeanine Carbonaro represented Hygieneering and G3 Construction Group at the fiesta-themed Sponsor Reception on Tuesday, August 6th.

Featured Service

Emergency Response and Incident Command (ERIC) Program

Hygieneering, Inc. and G3 Construction Group have joined forces to offer comprehensive disaster recovery solutions. Our turnkey services include environmental mitigation, safety measures, and full property restoration. We streamline the process for our clients, minimizing their involvement and liability while ensuring a swift return to pre-disaster conditions.

ERIC™ Program Key Benefits:

  • One call system, one point of contact to cover the entire emergency response and restoration process. Greatly reduces the emergency response workload for our clients, allowing them to focus on their normal job responsibilities. 
  • Rapid deployment and management for building stabilization, water extraction, structure drying/repair, disinfection and smoke/environmental remediation, temporary power/heat/AC, earthwork, sandbagging and comprehensive facility restoration to a pre-incident condition.
  • Provides credentialed and experienced environmental and construction professionals that manage, test and document the project’s emergency response and facility restoration phases. 
  • Insulates the client from the emergency response and restoration phases by providing true experts in the environmental, safety and construction fields and an additional layer of Professional Liability and General Liability, A-rated insurance coverage.
  • Provides Architectural, Structural, MEP Engineering and Elevator/ Roofing consulting experts when required.
  • The ERIC™ program is customized for each facility to provide rapid and organized emergency response with trades/resources that have been pre-qualified to work within each facility that has been properly enrolled into the ERIC™ program. 
  • The ERIC™ program has no enrollment cost for our team to customize the ERIC™ program to professionally protect your facility.
  • Once the insurance deductible has been met for perils that are covered, the ERIC™ program is fully covered through the insurance claim process that our ERIC™ team professionally manages with our clients when a disaster occurs.

To ensure your business is disaster-protected with ERIC, contact Kevin Konkey at kkonkey@hygieneering.com or 630-654-2550.

Learn more about Hygieneering's services by visiting our Menu of Services.

Project Spotlight

Respiratory Protection, Fit-Testing &

HAZWOPER Training

Hygieneering recently secured a contract to deliver comprehensive respiratory protection and hazardous materials response training to a client's workforce. Our services encompassed:


  • 40-hour HAZWOPER Technician training
  • On-site respiratory protection training
  • Quantitative SCBA fit-testing using Portacount technology
  • OSHA-compliant certification for all trainees


Click here to learn more about our Environmental Health & Safety Training Services.


For more information regarding our respiratory protection compliance services, as well as our other services, click here.


Contact Kevin Konkey at kkonkey@hygieneering.com or 630-654-2550 for more info.


To see more information on other recent projects, click here.

Safety News

National Preparedness Month

National Preparedness Month (NPM), launched in 2004, is FEMA's annual initiative to educate and empower Americans to be ready for any emergency. From natural disasters to pandemics and beyond, NPM encourages year-round preparedness. Culminating on September 30th with National Preparedness Day, this campaign aims to equip individuals and communities with the tools to respond effectively.


In case of an emergency, our team of certified professionals is available 24/7. Our ERIC™ program, staffed by Industrial Hygienists, Safety Professionals, and Hazardous Materials Managers, is designed to provide immediate assistance. Be proactive and ensure your preparedness by enrolling today!

Learn more about Hygieneering's services by visiting our Menu of Services.

Now Hiring!

Immediate Positions Available!

ENTRY-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY TECHNICIAN


  • Certificate or Associates Degree in Safety, Construction Management Environmental Sciences, Biology or related field/experience in lieu of Certificate/Degree
  • 0-3 years of relevant general industry work experience and construction experience is a plus
  • Willing to work outdoors
  • Available to work various hours, possible weekends, and emergency call outs
  • Local travel throughout the Chicagoland area and travel throughout the US. Potential for extended out-of-town travel.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus


Click here to read the full job description. Interested candidates should contact Kevin Konkey at

kkonkey@hygieneering.com or upload their contact information and resume using our website.

EHS SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER


  • IDPH Asbestos/Lead Inspector, Project Manager and Air Sampling Professional Licenses
  • Five (5) years' experience performing asbestos and lead inspection/industrial hygiene sampling
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences, Occupational Health and Safety or other relevant majors, is a plus


Click here to read the full job description. Interested candidates should contact Mike Bartos at mbartos@hygieneering.com or upload their contact information and resume using our website.

2025 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS


Internship Training Objectives will include, but not be limited to:

  1. Asbestos project management.
  2. Learn and be able to collect water samples for analysis.
  3. Learn and be able to develop energy control procedures per OSHA 1910.147 requirements.
  4. Learn and be able to perform general indoor air quality assessments.
  5. Learn and be able to perform general industrial hygiene assessments related to noise and air contaminants.
  6. Perform general industry and construction site inspections.
  7. Respiratory fit testing and training.
  8. Learn and be able to characterize spaces as permit or non-permit, per OSHA 1910.146 requirements.


Click here to read the full job description. Interested candidates should contact Kevin Konkey at

kkonkey@hygieneering.com or upload their contact information and resume using our website.

Association Participation

Promoting EHS Everywhere We Go!

~ September Events ~

Illinois State University Golf Outing (more info)

September 6, 2024 – Weibring Golf Club, Normal, IL

IL Assoc of Env Professionals (IAEP) Golf Outing (more info)

September 11, 2024 – White Deer Run Golf Club, Vernon Hills, IL

Chicagoland Safety Health & Environmental Conference (more info)

September 18, 2024 – NIU’s Naperville Campus, Naperville, IL

Hygieneering is a Gold Sponsor!

Great Lakes Bay Manufacturers Association Golf Outing (more info)

September 19, 2024 – Swan Valley Golf Club, Saginaw, MI

Get more information about other upcoming local events

on our new events page on our website!

Compliance Reminders

This is a friendly reminder that:

  • US DOT requires complete training for hazmat employees once every three years (49 CFR 172.704).
  • US EPA requires annual training for hazardous waste personnel (40 CFR 262.17).
  • US OSHA requires annual training for general site workers engaged in hazardous waste operations (29 CFR 1910(e)(9) as well as emergency response employees (29 CFR 1910.120(q)(8). 
  • OSHA states that each powered industrial vehicle operator must initially be trained and evaluated and operator’s performance must be evaluated at least once every 3 years. Hygieneering provides initial and refresher training for operators of powered industrial vehicles.


To schedule your required training by Hygieneering's certified staff, Kevin Konkey at kkonkey@hygieneering.com or 630-654-2550.

Hygieneering Celebrations in August

Happy birthday to the following team members who celebrate this month!


Connor Power, September 2nd

Jared Pacella, September 13th

Congratulations to the following people who are

celebrating milestones this month at Hygieneering! Thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the years!


Summer Corsolini, 2 years

Vito Notarnicola, 2 years

Jill Dziekan 1 year

Check This Out!

Hygieneering's Healthy Building Institute's expert team of indoor air quality professionals have years of experience, credentials and training in providing comprehensive indoor air quality and mold assessment services.


For more info, contact David Zeidner.

Hygieneering, Inc.

www.hygieneering.com

630.654.2550

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