Industrial Hygiene and Safety Support Services to NIH, Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS)
CSS has provided IH and safety support to NIH, DOHS as a prime contractor since 2007.
CSS has provided IH and safety support to NIH, DOHS as a prime contractor since 2007. Our certified and qualified IH and SOH professionals perform surveillance and monitoring of NIH biomedical research laboratories, facility operations, and office areas to identify, assess, and control workplace chemical, biological, physical, and ergonomic hazards, and assist DOHS in implementing programs that protect the safety and health of NIH employees and the public. We have provided IH program support to NIH, DOHS across a variety of locations including the NIH Campus in Bethesda, MD; the NIH Bayview Research Center in Baltimore, MD; the NIH Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, MT, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) at Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC. The major services on this contract include:
- IH surveys, audits, and inspections IH program development
- Comprehensive occupational safety support for laboratories, industrial, office, and construction workspaces
- Personal exposure monitoring
- Complex IAQ surveys and other assessments
- Noise exposure monitoring
- Chemical monitoring and evaluations
- Respiratory protection
- Ergonomic assessments and workstation design
- Chemical hygiene Safety surveys and program support
- Heat stress monitoring
- Confined space program
- Hazardous energy/lockout-tagout (LOTO)
- Injury/accident investigations
- Prepare written reports with findings, and recommendation
Additional Projects
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In response to the Red Hill Drinking Water Emergency, CSS staff mobilized on Christmas Day to set up mobile laboratory assets to analyze drinking water samples and confirm that the drinking water in residential homes was safe for human consumption.
IT Support to NOAA Fisheries
Our IT services support included developing and integrating information management systems central to NOAA Fisheries’ management and protection of living marine resources and their habitats
Cleaning Up the National Anthrax Attack
Challenge CSS working alongside of the U. S. Centers for Disease Control characterized the extent of building contamination and subsequently determined that the entire 100,000 foot building and contents would need to be decontaminated. A novel method needed to be developed and implemented for cleaning the massive number of mail pouches, packages and artifacts destined…
Service Areas
Environmental Resource Assessment & Management
We apply science to address challenges affecting the nation’s natural resources.
Human Health Risk Assessment
We help advance the understanding of chemical effects on people and the environment.
Safety, Health, & Environmental
We provide our clients with tools to protect their workforce, the public, and the environment.
Facilities Operations & Maintenance
We understand your facility support needs and deliver customized solutions.
Space Science Application Support & Operations
We deliver scientific support to advance our clients’ research goals.
Satellite Data Applications
Helping create a more environmentally sustainable, weather-ready, and secure nation through application of earth observation data
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