Creating the Right Solutions Together

Example Projects

• OSHA Worker Safety Audit and Training

During completion of Phase I and Phase II site contamination assessments, a historical fuel oil leakage problem was identified. HRP supervised the delineation and removal of contaminated soil. Working under a consent agreement with the DEP, HRP designed and supervised construction of an underground concrete vault containing a ground water treatment system to treat contaminated groundwater from the former research facility. 

The vault is located completely below ground to aesthetically conform with two new multi-million dollar office buildings which have been constructed on the site. The 30'x 40' concrete vault has a pre-cast concrete roof and grated openings to allow for the operation of horizontal air strippers and an air compressor. The air compressor is used to operate three deep bedrock recovery wells by an ejection method to avoid the explosion hazard and oil/water turbulence associated with submerged centrifugal pumps. An oil/water separator was installed ahead of the air strippers to handle free product. Carbon filters are located remotely from the vault which perform final polishing of the effluent prior to final discharge. A control panel with remote alarms is used to monitor the system operation. 

Semi-annual groundwater monitoring is performed to evaluate the recovery of groundwater contamination. Future work will involve the use of innovative technologies to maximize the recovery and treatment of groundwater contamination.

• Hearing Conservation Program and Training

  Under this project, HRP utilized five noise monitors to determine the eight-hour time weighted average (TWA) sound level of employee noise exposure at an airport. HRP engineers visited the facility on two separate occasions to conduct the noise monitoring. The purpose of the survey was to establish a noise baseline (as an eight-hour TWA) throughout the facility, as required under OSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standard (1910.95).

  Since the employee noise levels at the airport exceeded the eight-hour TWA action level of 85 decibels, HRP prepared a written Hearing Conservation Program for the facility. The program included: a monitoring program, procedures for administering the audiometric (hearing) testing program, a description of the available hearing protection offered for employee use, and an outline of the required recordkeeping. At the completion of the program, HRP conducted a one-hour training session which alerted employees to the hazards of over exposure to noise, the purpose and procedures of audiometric testing, and care and use of hearing protectors.

• Crisis Management and Emergency Plan

HRP Associates, Inc. was retained to establish a corporate-wide Crisis Management Plan to maintain and direct proper standard operating procedures of assistance and response for confidential manufacturing operations.  Procedures included all situations which actually or potentially could pose a threat to the health or safety of either employees or the public, the environment, and corporate interests. 

Areas developed in the plan included crisis management procedures for fire, power failure, gas up, extortion, hostages, kidnapping, inclement weather, fatality or multiple injuries, spills/releases of chemicals, labor unrest, product boycott, product recall, harassing phone calls, allegations, demonstrations, downsizing or change in manufacturing, data destruction/computer manipulation, adverse news coverage, and facility/community evacuation. Flow charts for responsibility recognition were prepared. Specific details and standard operating procedures were also presented for contacting authorities and associated recordkeeping.  

• Hazard Communication Plan Update and Training Program Development

HRP Associates, Inc. was responsible for updating a company's Hazard Communication Plan (HCP), preparing a training program for employees and providing training to their Safety Committee. The HCP was updated to include the following elements:

• Hazardous chemical lists for each department;

• Storage locations for Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS);

• Procedures for maintaining lists of hazardous chemicals and maintaining MSDS, including who will be responsible for these tasks;

•  Labeling and warning systems used and who will be responsible for labeling secondary containers;

• Training requirements for non-routine tasks;

• Procedures for informing contractors of the hazardous chemicals used on-site and for obtaining information on hazardous chemicals the contractor will bring on-site;

• Engineer and facility controls located at the facility to minimize exposure to hazardous chemicals;

• Personal protective equipment maintained at the facility and their capabilities; and

• Summary of appropriate practices.

Based on the information obtained when updating the HCP, HRP prepared a PowerPoint training program. This training program included the items listed above, plus detailed information on how-to-read an MSDS, examples of the labels used at the facility to warn employees of the chemical’s physical and health hazards, map showing where the MSDS are stored, and examples of the hazardous chemical lists.

Following the completion of this training program, HRP conducted a 2-hour training seminar for Safety Committee members. The Safety Committee members were responsible for training the remaining facility employees.

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