Construction Health & Safety

Cashins & Associates: Diagnosing difficult construction industrial hygiene problems so they can be addressed successfully. 

Construction sites are quickly changing environments that present a multitude of safety and industrial hygiene hazards to employees.  
 
Cashins & Associates provides comprehensive, cost-effective environmental health and safety consulting services for property developers, architects, construction managers, and contractors. 


Hazards may include the following: 

  • Lead 
  • Asbestos 
  • Welding fume 
  • Paint vapors 
  • Waterproofing 
  • Silica dust 
  • Diesel exhaust 
  • Carbon monoxide 
  • Mold 
  • Bacteria 
  • Contaminated soil 
  • Heavy metals 
  • Confined Spaces 
  • Torch Cutting Fumes 
  • Odors from organic peat layer 
  • Hydrogen Sulfide Gas 

Construction sites also can create air quality issues for surrounding properties and the community. If concerned abutters contact regulatory authorities about unaddressed air quality issues, it can cause a project to be shut down until the issue is addressed satisfactorily. 



Services include: 
 
• Onsite industrial hygiene and safety oversight 
 
• Industrial hygiene air sampling 
 
• Perimeter air monitoring program  
 
• Inspection for the presence of asbestos, lead, and PCBs 
 
• Site specific Hazardous Materials Health and Safety Plan to deal with contaminated soils 
 
• Dust and odor control plans  
 
• Decontamination plans to ensure that equipment and personnel leave site contamination onsite  
 
• Site-specific safety and health training 
 
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) consultation 
 
• Noise monitoring and control 




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