Practice Areas
Health and Safety Training
Watson & Associates provides Environmental Health & Safety training programs for thousands of students across the nation. We provide course offerings on such subjects as Asbestos Awareness, Silica, Lead-Based Paint, Hazardous Waste, Emergency Response and Safety, Spill Prevention, Control and Counter Measures (SPCC), and Water Intrusion & Mold. Courses are provided at the client’s location or during open enrollment. Course content can be tailored to meet your specific needs.
Examples of Current Training Courses Are:
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Aerial and Scissor Lift
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Arc Flash Awareness
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Asbestos Awareness
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Bloodborne Pathogens
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Confined Space
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Emergency Response
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Fall Protection
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First Aid/CPR
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Hazardous Waste (HAZWOPER)
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10 and 30 Hour General Industry and Construction Outreach
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Hazard Communication/GHS
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Microbial and Water Intrusion Management
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Respiratory Protection
Construction Safety
Our team of Certified Safety Professionals and site safety representatives performs construction safety over sight and audits on a routine basis. Our projects include, bridge construction, highway, canal rehabilitation and brownfield re-development. We have on staff New York State Code Rule 59 certified personnel to perform safety audits on New York City Department of Environmental Protection projects.
Indoor Air Quality
Watson & Associates helps architects, property owners/managers, engineers, and healthcare facility managers address indoor environmental quality concerns from initial inspection through remediation. Our industrial hygienists will work as a part of our client’s team. If there is suspicion that the building has indoor environmental quality issues, Watson & Associates can conduct an assessment, including environmental sampling and limited HVAC system examination, when appropriate, and identify, manage and resolve issues including:
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Carbon monoxide;
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Carbon dioxide;
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
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Particulates and dusts; and
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Indoor microbial contaminates (bacteria and fungi)
Microbial Inspections
Our Industrial Hygienists have completed thousands of mold and bacterial consulting projects for architects, contractors, developers, and owners nationwide. Whether your project involves a multi-story commercial office structure, shopping mall, convention center, hotel/resort, stadium, academic, or other commercial facility, Watson & Associates has the depth of expertise to help you address the impacts of water intrusion before or after it occurs. When contaminants are suspected our professionals can help you prepare a remediation plan and contractor bid package and monitor your project during and after mitigation.
Safety Program Development and Support
Developing and implementing a comprehensive safety program is essential to reducing injury risks and improving all phases of your construction or manufacturing processes. Watson & Associates partners with our clients in developing and implementing a comprehensive program that will not only reduce workplace injuries or risks, gain regulatory compliance but act as a visible measure of your business success. Our services include program development, technical support and employee training.
Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene
Watson & Associates provides comprehensive industrial hygiene services. Including assessment and monitoring employee exposure to chemical stresses (gases, dusts, fumes, mists, and vapors), and physical stresses (electromagnetic radiation, lasers, noise, vibration, heat and cold stresses) in the workplace. Watson & Associates experienced and certified health and safety professionals offer our clients a broad understanding of industrial hygiene practices and standards to ensure that an accurate and cost-effective risk assessment of the work place is performed.