Our Services and Solutions
PHH ARC met with the government and successfully lobbied for a step by step approach to address the potential for worker over exposure to chemicals when sorting the recycled materials.

Air monitoring was conducted which illustrated that under normal operating conditions there was a very low risk of exposure to chemicals during sorting the recycling materials.

Air monitoring was also conducted after ventilation upgrades were made by The Client. The data showed that the general air quality had improved.

Outcome
PHH ARC successfully brokered an action plan that allowed the client to reopen their facility.

Good industrial hygiene practices were followed, using engineering controls to protect the worker versus using the common approach of personal protective equipment which is the last resort.

The government was satisfied none of the worker's health and safety was at risk and their relationship with The Client improved.

An added bonus of the project was PHH ARC saved the client money.

The clients ’s desire to begin decommissioning of the Wabamun facility included very stringent timing and health and safety requirements.  As this was a phased process, with other parts of the plant remaining operational, ensuring cross-contamination did not happen and that the remediation contractors met all deadlines was of high importance.

PHH ARC was involved from the start, ensuring that the remediation contractor understood the level of care required by the client and that all timing requirements were fixed.

PHH ARC also helped resolve a number of environmental issues related to past remediations and historical storage of asbestos waste on the site.

PHH ARC is currently wrapping up Phase 2 of project on time.

Outcome

PHH ARC has ensured, and will continue to ensure that all work meeting high standards and that the clients’s needs for worker protection and project timing are met.

Good industrial hygiene practices were followed, using engineering controls to protect the worker versus using the common approach of personal protective equipment which is the last resort.

The client was involved in numerous tunnel construction sites.  Initial testing at a site by a client found high volatile organic compound levels from soil vapour seepage and initial communication by client to staff suggested high benzene concentrations. 

Work stopped and client required an effective initial survey and ongoing monitoring approach to both ensure worker protection, but also allow work to continue.

Our Services and Solutions
PHH ARC combined traditional occupational hygiene sampling using sorbent tube sampling in combination with direct reading equipment equipped with benzene specific capabilities.  An initial side by side baseline of both methods allowed for confirmation that direct reading equipment was not giving false negative results. 

Outcome
The sampling strategy allowed for ongoing continuous monitoring of the site with a high level of confidence by both the client and their workforce that workers were not being overexposed. 

This combination of traditional approaches with innovative use of new equipment techniques allowed both the project to continue, but also save the client a great deal of money as opposed to traditional sampling techniques.