Our services are managed by multiple Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs) and are designed to support facility Safety, Engineering, and Project Management Teams.
Credentials That Set Us Apart
With over 85+ years of combined industrial hygiene experience, three Certified Industrial Hygienists, and four professionals holding science focused graduate degrees, Summit delivers technically precise and defensible exposure assessments grounded in both academic and field expertise.
A Few of our Current and Past Clients
Our Most Common Indoor Air Quality, Chemical, and Exposure Assessments That Summit Performs
Our Most Common Client Services
Exposure Assessments for Chemicals
Exposure Assessments for Noise
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) & Building Air Investigations
Technical Project Support (Federal/State & Non-Federal Projects)
Sound Level
Surveys
Real Time Particulate
and Dust Surveys
Facility monitoring using real-time direct-reading instruments to identify airborne particulate concentrations. Ideal for general dusts, wood dusts, paper dusts, agricultural dusts, mineral dusts, general particulates, diesel and gasoline particulates, aircraft emissions, welding fume particulates, and others.
This survey provides particulate trend data to help identify areas with elevated particulate concerns, their sources, and concentration levels.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Identification
Quantitative Respirator Mask Fit Testing
No Standard Equipment Fees and No Laboratory Markups
Industrial Hygiene pumps and calibration equipment is included at no cost with our Consulting Services and laboratory processing is invoiced with zero markup, saving Clients up to 25% on each exposure assessment project.
Monitoring and Assessing Chemical, Biological, and Physical Hazards in Production Facilities
We provide thorough monitoring and exposure assessments for chemical, biological, and physical hazards related to processes, job classifications, tasks, or work locations. Our approach follows the guidelines set by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to ensure comprehensive employee exposure analysis. This process helps prioritize hazards for corrective actions and determines the need for additional information or future reassessments.
Our assessments meet OSHA requirements for workplace safety, limiting liability for your organization and ensuring employee protection. We use a combination of direct-reading instruments and laboratory analysis to gather accurate data. Common examples of hazards we assess include:
Expedited Scheduling
Many of our Clients are dealing with employee complaints, real exposure concerns, and OSHA enforcement where time matters. Summit is typically scheduled 2-3 weeks out for onsite support. If your team wants to position your project at the top of our project schedule and have us start in the next 1-5 days, we will put you at the top of our project schedule and prioritize issuing your technical report.
Get in touch with a team member for a proposal or to discuss your exposure assessment project.
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Investigations
Breathe easy with Summit’s IAQ and mold investigations. We get to the root of the problem, identifying sources of air contaminants and providing targeted corrective actions. Our experts meticulously evaluate environmental factors, including HVAC systems, building materials, and occupant sensitivities, using top-of-the-line instruments to diagnose the issue.
Common IAQ hazards we identify include:
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Investigations and Mold
Summit investigates IAQ problems, determines the sources of air contaminants, and corrective actions. A detailed investigation of environmental factors, including Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) characteristics, building layout, building-specific materials and furnishing, chemical usage, occupant sensitivities, airborne particulates, biological intrusion, or the use of instrumentation for diagnosis may be necessary.
Common IAQ hazards include the following:
Occupational Noise for Process Areas
Did you know that more than 30 million workers are exposed to hazardous occupational noise? Don’t let your organization be liable for expensive worker’s compensation claims for hearing loss that can reach up to $150,000 in some states. Protect your workers from harmful occupational noise levels with Summit’s occupational noise assessments. Our process is tailored to your organization’s specific needs, from physical work locations to job tasks and equipment. Using guidelines from the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), we fully characterize noise exposure and develop strategies to reduce exposure.
Our services include:
OSHA Program Development for Process Environments
At Summit, we understand the importance of having comprehensive OSHA programs that meet regulatory requirements and promote safe working environments. That’s why we specialize in developing written programs with a focus on industrial hygiene for both General Industry and Construction.
Our team works with you to create programs that are tailored to your organization’s specific needs and requirements. We’ll conduct an exposure assessment, if necessary, to ensure that the program addresses all relevant hazards.
Our expertise covers a wide range of OSHA written programs, including:
Project Support and Project Staffing for Production Facilities
We offer comprehensive and flexible industrial hygiene project support, both on-site and remotely. Whether you’re facing a multi-week facility shutdown, a complex maintenance turnaround, or rotational work, our team can help. We provide expert oversight and subject matter expertise to help your organization navigate any challenge.
Our project support and staffing solutions are designed to meet your unique needs. We can provide specific oversight for projects, serve as subject matter experts for specialized scenarios, or even augment your organization’s safety department. Some common applications of our project support and staffing services include:
Why Production Facilities Invest in Industrial Hygiene
Are you wondering why it’s worth investing in industrial hygiene? The answer is simple: your employees’ safety and your organization’s liability depend on it.
OSHA regulations require exposure assessments for workers who may come into contact with hazardous materials. Accurately assessing these hazards is crucial to identifying the right controls to protect your employees, including eliminating or substituting hazardous materials, implementing engineering or administrative controls, and providing personal protective equipment.
But be warned: shoddy industrial hygiene assessments can underestimate exposure levels, putting your employees in harm’s way. Conversely, overestimating exposure levels can lead to unnecessary and costly mitigation controls.
The effects of chemical, biological, and physical hazards can ripple across entire teams or departments. If exposure levels aren’t properly quantified, you could be putting your employees at risk and increasing your organization’s liability. Don’t take the chance – invest in industrial hygiene to protect your employees and your bottom line.
Many of our Clients can save 125+ hours per quarter from lost management hours attempting to manage Industrial Hygiene and OSHA compliance internally.
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Team
All three CIH’s hold graduate degrees and have 8-25 years of experience.
