Workshop U Passionate about Safety … Solutions to Challenging Industrial Hygiene Projects Tuesday, March 26, 2019 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Biographical Information Moderator: Gary D. Strassell, EHS Manager Shepherd Color Co. 4539 Dues Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45246 Direct line: 513-454-1229 gstrassell@shepherdcolor.com David Regelbrugge, CIH, CSP Technical Director – Industrial Hygiene and Health & Safety Services Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., 450 E. 22nd St. Ste. 120, Lombard, IL 60148 630-233-0134 Fax: 773-453-4292 dregelbrugge@partneresi.com William Lape, Project Director – SCS Engineers: Tracer Environmental is a Project Director for the Risk Management Group at SCS Tracer Environmental. His responsibilities in this role include outlining project budgets, organizing project schedules, and ensuring a quality project is delivered. Mr. Lape has been involved in the development and deployment of standardized Risk Management and Process Safety Management Programs for over forty plants during his tenure with Dean Foods from Oct 2010 through June 2018. His initial responsibility was for the process safety program implementation as a Plant Engineer for the Dean Foods plant in Woodbury, MN. In 2014, he was promoted to Sr. Mgr. Process Safety for Dean Foods, responsible for providing Process Safety Management support to all of the Dean Foods manufacturing facilities that utilized ammonia as a refrigerant. In 2016, he was promoted to Director, EHS Programs and Compliance. In this role, Mr. Lape led a team of professionals who provided PSM/RMP support, as well as support for storm water, wastewater, and air permitting at the company’s facilities. Mr. Lape has developed EPA Risk Management Program submittal documentation (Risk Management Plans) for over 20 facilities. This included developing Executive Summaries that detail each facility’s safety features, management structure, and potential risks associated with the process for EPA review and approval, along with conducting off-site consequence analyses. Mr. Lape's experience includes all aspects of preparing a PSM program. This includes participating in Process Hazard Analyses as the team leader and recorder, and preparing qualitative risk analyses. Mr. Lape is also experienced in developing Process Safety Information packets, drafting Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, writing Standard Operating Procedures, as well as developing and conducting initial and refresher training for Ammonia Refrigeration Operators. Mr. Lape has also been involved in auditing PSM programs, performing over 20 audits since 2015, helping to ensure that facilities are keeping their employees and the public safe, while maintaining compliance with regulations. In addition to auditing the safety and compliance programs for ammonia refrigeration facilities, Mr. Lape is often called upon to audit the mechanical integrity of those systems. Mr. Lape has working closely with regulatory agencies, developing responses to Requests for Information and Notices of Violation. In addition, Mr. Lape has participated in conferences with both OSHA and EPA, acting as a subject matter expert for ammonia refrigeration and the relevant codes and standards. Mr. Lape is heavily involved in Ammonia Refrigeration industry groups, such as the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) and the Refrigerating Engineers and Technician’s Association (RETA). Mr. Lape served as a contributor for the 2018 edition of the ASHRAE Refrigeration Handbook. Mr. Lape has participated in the development of standardized guidelines for Process Safety Management and Risk Management Plan programs for the ammonia refrigeration industry, as well as Ammonia Refrigeration Management guidelines for facilities not subject to the PSM and RMP regulations. In addition, Mr. Lape acts as an advocate for end users on the IIAR Standards Committee, helping to ensure that IIAR’s standards are written with the end user in mind, while increasing the safety of the industry.
Passionate About Safety… Solutions to Difficult Industrial Hygiene Projects Manufacturers’ Education Council 28 th Annual Sustainability & EHS Symposium Westerville, OH Session U
Introduction • David Regelbrugge, CIH, CSP – 30 plus years of IH/Safety Experience – Partner Engineering & Science, Inc. – Conducted numerous IH studies – Have had a few unusual non-traditional studies • Presentation Style – Case Study - Open Form
Introduction • Contact Information: David C. Regelbrugge, CIH, CSP Technical Director, IH & Safety Services Partner Engineering & Science, Inc. 450 E. 22 nd Street, Suite 120 Lombard, IL 60148 Ph: (331)-300-1889 dregelbrugge@partneresi.com www.partneresi.com
Odor Investigation “The IH Ghost Hunt”
Odor Investigation IH Ghost hunts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWb1z6ZwUoY Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
Odor Investigation • Difficulties With Odor Investigations: – Odors are often complex chemical mixture • Can be detected by our sense of smell by not instruments • Summa canisters might tell you what organic chemicals are present but not the source – Odors are everywhere – Odors are subjective • Due to these difficulties odor investigations can be extremely challenging and often humbling experiences
Odor Investigation • Odor investigations fall into one of three categories: 1. Easy 2. Hard 3. Impossible to solve Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
Odor Investigation Case Study I – Odor Never Takes a Summer Break At an old school building built in the early 1900’s teachers notice a strong obnoxious odor in one of the classrooms used for storage while the kids were on summer break. The odor just appeared shortly after the kids went on break and was only apparent for the last few days. Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
Odor Investigation Case Study II – The Odor That Moves Shortly after the Christmas holiday employee in a school district office began noticing a musty/ mildew-like odor in their office. There were no signs of moisture intrusions or visible mold anywhere in the office. The odor was particularly noticeable in one of the employees offices. The odor got so strong that the employee was moved to another office and the odor followed him.
Odor Investigation Case Study III – The Smelly Boardroom While conducting an IAQ in another area of the building the client asks you to look at their boardroom which has a slight musty odor in it. The room appears newly remolded (within the last three years) with no signs of moisture intrusions or visible mold anywhere in the room. The room has a 2X2 suspended ceiling, cinderblock walls, a carpeted floor and a standard HVAC system.
Odor Investigations Case Study IV – Our Class Room Smells Like a Locker Room Teachers in a middle school constructed in the 1930’s complain about their rooms smelling like a locker room after lunch. The building was remolded in the 1970’s and moisture is often observed on the windows. Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
Odor Investigations Case Study V – The Odor that Shows Up Like Clock Work Employees in a large law office in a major metropolitan office building notice an objectionable “dirt- like” odor that appears almost everyday in the afternoon and then disappears after a few minutes. Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
Odor Investigations Case Study VI – Strong Odor in One Room A school building built in the early 1900’s has a classroom on the second floor with a strong obnoxious odor in it. The odor was so strong that the room had to be vacated. The odor lingered after the room was vacated. No visible reasons for the odor were present. Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
Mercury “The Mystery Metal”
Mercury Investigations Case Study VII • Background – College Laboratory – Decommissioning lab wanted to know if mercury might be an issue – What instrument would you use? – What standards would you use? – What if you detect something but nothing is visibly there? Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
Mercury Investigations • The Investigation – Instruments • Ohio Lumex – ( https://www.ohiolumex.com/instrument-rental-services) • Jerome – (https://www.azic.com/jerome/j505/)
Mercury Investigations • Where should I look for mercury? – Best Answer Everywhere • Sink traps • Doors • Under Cabinets, etc.
Mercury Investigations • What standards should I use? – Still a good resource Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
Mercury Investigations Case Study VIII – Its Not There • College Laboratory • Client decommissioning the labs and wanted to see if there was any mercury contamination present • Lumex used to scan the room • High concentration of mercury detected but not visually apparent • What would you do?
Mercury Investigations
Mercury Investigations Case Study IX – “I Didn’t Do It” • College Laboratory • A school client calls and states that a high school student(s) brought in a glass cylinder of mercury to his math class and the kids broke and played with the mercury in the class. • What would you tell the School District to do? • The plot thickens, now what? – High mercury levels found in the gymnasium Photo Courtesy of Pixabay.com
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