Building Sciences | Industrial Hygiene / Indoor Air Quality

Converse has been providing Industrial Hygiene and air quality consulting services since implementation of the Clean Air Act amendments in 1990. Our Industrial Hygiene Services are provided under the direction of our senior certified industrial hygienist (CIH), and certified safety professional (CSP) to help clients anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control hazards in the workplace. Our services also encompass Safety, Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Health, and Training Services. As such, we provide:
• Workplace hazard recognition, evaluation, and control
• Hazardous material identification and permitting
• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessments
• Targeted Exposure Assessments for manufacturing plant chemicals
• Water Intrusion assessment
• Odors and dust assessment
• Noise assessment
• Virus prevention and clean up
• Legionnaires assessment
• LEED accreditation
• Written safety programs
• Safety & compliance audits
• Confined space entry
• Project Monitoring and Oversight for Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA)

We provide clients with assistance in obtaining air quality permits, prepare protocol documents for performance testing and conduct performance testing (Method 9 opacity testing). We also assist in developing emission inventories, calculating potential emissions (including actual emission calculations).

Common elements for air quality permits include:
• Authority to Construct Permit
• Construction Permit
• Operating permit
• New Source Review and Title V Permit
• Dust Control Permit