The industrial health and safety discipline impacts many aspects of industrial and environmental sampling and assessment activities, site characterization, epidemiology, and remediation. Preparation and execution of appropriate health and safety programs, procedures and site-specific health and safety plans for potentially hostile environments are essential ingredients in all projects involving site characterization, laboratory activities, hazardous materials, tank inspections, hazardous remediation technologies (e.g., incineration or bioremediation projects) and isolation remediation technologies.

Mining projects present a unique set of environmental and health and safety problems, as well as bringing in additional regulatory groups. Ranging from the effects of road dust and equipment safety to field laboratory and processing releases, human health and safety are of paramount importance in mining.

Project health and safety are integral parts of a successful project. Incorporation of health and safety during the planning stages of a project is the most cost effective approach. Too often, however, expediency dominates and can lead to injury and damage to human health and the environment.

For further information on the discipline, the Institute of Environmental Technology sponsors an Internet Resources Portal, click (here).

The ELA Principal responsible for guiding all ELA Principals in project work and associated evaluations is:

Rebecca A. Eklund, M.S., C.I.H.

Note: The environmental field is multi-disciplinary by nature and, for maximum effectiveness, ELA incorporates input from complementary disciplines when appropriate in most projects undertaken.

Last Update: July 1, 2003