Hygieneering, Inc.
News & Updates
April 2021
Company Information
Hygieneering, Inc. is dedicated to providing superior safety, industrial hygiene and environmental services to support your operations. Learn more about Hygieneering, Inc.
Services Provided
Find out why so many turn to us for indoor air quality, environmental, safety & health, EHS training, and emergency response services.
Project Spotlight
View our recently completed projects.
Meet the Hygieneering Team
Combat COVID-19 with our Building Wellness Program
Team Spotlight
Kimberly Carter, CSP
Managing Director, Environmental, Health & Safety Services

Last month, in honor of Women's History Month, we introduced you to the women of Hygieneering, including Kim Carter, Hygieneering's Managing Director for Environmental, Health & Safety Services. This week, Kim was featured on Chicago Loop Alliance's Downtown Future Series. In this virtual meeting, Kim discussed the key steps to safely re-occupy and maintain facilities in a post-COVID-19 world and beyond. Read a summary and view a full recording of the session here.

Kim has expertise in the recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational health, safety and environmental hazards, as well as in auditing, training and written program/procedure development. Kim is an exceptional consultant and is highly respected by her peers and clients.

To learn more about Kim Carter and her role/experience with Hygieneering, visit our team page.
Featured Projects
Building Wellness Assessment
Hygieneering's comprehensive Building Wellness Program assessment was conducted at this Chicago Loop High-rise. The focus of the Building Wellness Program is to ensure that this property provides a safe, healthy, and comfortable environment for those who support the property's operations and for those who live in and visit the property.
 
The scope of work for this assessment included the following:

  • Indoor Air Quality Assessment- a visual inspection of critical building areas for poor IAQ risk factors, moisture evaluation for mold prevention, HVAC system evaluation and air testing for common IAQ parameters.
  • Water Quality Testing- sampling and analytical evaluation of drinking water in common areas for lead.
  • Legionella Water Testing- sampling and analytical testing of common area potable water source locations.
  • Environmental- including a visual evaluation for suspect Asbestos and Lead paint.
  • COVID-19 Review- facility preparedness

Our Building Wellness Program was conducted at this property to assist in providing a safe, healthy, and comfortable living environment for building occupants. A summary was then provided to the property manager of the conclusions and recommendations, where appropriate.
ERIC Post-Fire Incident Command
Hygieneering was contracted to conduct air monitoring and incident command for a post-fire multi-agency investigation of a commercial/industrial building. The monitoring of the investigation team was conducted due to the large amounts of chemicals that were involved in the fire. 

Prior to the investigation team entering the scene, a plan was developed and executed to remove some highly toxic and reactive chemicals in order to reduce the hazards of the scene. The investigation took many days and was completed without any injuries or exposures due to the cooperation, planning and execution of all the team members. 
Building Wellness Program
To address and combat the COVID-19 Pandemic, Hygieneering's Building Wellness Program has been enhanced to provide specific EH&S response actions & services to further protect your building occupants' health and safety.

Key benefits of this comprehensive program include:

  • Third party EH&S review of your building's indoor air quality, water quality, and cleaning/disinfecting procedures.
  • Detailed facility inspection for poor indoor air quality risk factors, including a review of the building's primary HVAC system operations.
  • Best practice air testing services for common contaminants and diagnostic parameters to evaluate workplace environment air quality
  • Review of existing maintenance and custodian worker COVID-19 cleaning & disinfection training
  • Comprehensive report provided with recommendations and documentation relative to AIHA, CDC, OSHA, EPA and ASHRAE guidance/regulations

Learn more about this beneficial program by watching this brief Building Wellness Video.

For more information, please contact Brad Karich, bkarich@hygieneering.com | 414.207.4583
ERIC Program
Emergency Response & Incident Command (ERIC)
Does your property have an emergency response and disaster recovery protocol?

Hygieneering's ERIC program is disaster recovery project management, on call 24/7/365, that provides a one call system to properly protect first responder and facility occupants' health and safety, as well as the future value and reputation of your real estate asset. Whether it is a chemical spill, flood, fire or other disaster, Hygieneering has the experience and resources to manage the issue. Other ERIC services include:

  • Hazardous material spill health, safety and environmental evaluation and response.
  • Asbestos/lead sampling post fire or flood.
  • Air monitoring post fire, flood or chemical release.
  • Surface testing post fire, flood or chemical release.
  • Turnkey remediation/project management available.


There is no cost to enroll! Learn more here, or contact David Zeidner to sign up today!
Hygieneering Celebrations
April Birthdays
Happy birthday to the following team members who celebrated in April!

Janice Turner 4/10
Damon DuPraw 4/12
Tracy Melendez 4/21
Company Anniversaries

Congratulations to the following people who are celebrating milestones this month at Hygieneering! Thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the years!

Bob Anderson 7 yrs.
Brad Karich 23 yrs.
John Feller 24 years.
Compliance Reminders
  • Illinois Annual Emission Reports are due by May 1. Emissions reported must reflect the previous calendar year.
  • DOT Registrations are due by June 30.
  • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reports are due by July 1.
  • Water Discharge Monitoring Reports are due July 31.
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