THE WINDSOR CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
Certified Industrial Hygienists and Safety Professionals
PROJECTS
Over the years, we have provided client support on plant closures, decommissioning projects, construction of high rise metropolitan structures, enhancements of underground tunnels, testimony as fact and expert witness, write corporate policy, procedures, and programs, and provide onsite inspections, audits, and surveys .
World Financial Center - New York City
Validation of Contractor Remediation After Collapse of World Trade Center
At the request of our client, we examined the performance of contractual work done to clean up the asbestos contamination in several floors of World Financial Center. Our investigation clearly showed that significant residual asbestos contamination remained underneath desks and file cabinets, inside the ventilation system, underneath the data center floor, and plenum above the suspended ceiling tiles. We demonstrated the validation process needed to show when the building envelop could be considered clean.
Railroad Workers Exposed to Job-Related Health Hazards -
A Lawyer, Requested Support to Prove Forensic Liability
When one of the largest law firms in LA approached us to provide fact and expert witness testimony in several railroad workers exposed to: (1) asbestos fibers during maintenance and repair of locomotives, (2) diesel fume emissions while operating locomotives as a conductor, and (3) railroad track workers who were exposed to chlorinated dioxins and furans from contaminated railroad ties and runoff from nearby chemical processing plants. Evidence was supported by independent environmental closure investigations and national attention to similar exposures related to processing operations.
Mercury Contamination and Remediation of Thomas Edison Historical Site - Identifying Hazards Created During the Industrial Revolution
Working with the U.S. Public Health Services, professors studying published documents from the Thomas A. Edison laboratory in NJ discovered elemental mercury dripping from the wooden ceiling above their work area. After extensive evaluation, the mercury contamination was validated from previous work to use mercury as a material for batteries. Remediation of the site created elevated exposure when friction from the circular saws boiled the mercury and created an unhealthful situation. Engineering controls were designed and changes in removing the flooring were made to ensure a successful resolution.
Validating Safety Services Provided by Navy Staff Across Enterprise -
Construct of Model to Evaluate Workforce Performance
Working with U.S. Department of Defense - Navy, Command, Installation Navy Command (CNIC), a model was constructed to validate the safety service workload reported by each installation across the globe and determine if current staffing levels meet the demand for services. The model examined the grade level of personnel, contractor issues, authenticating the database, and obtaining records of all personnel providing safety services. The outcome of the project showed certain regions were under staffed while others used contract support to perform all of the work. Using the basis of this model, further enhancements were made to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of delivering safety services to host commands and tenant activities.
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