Industrial Hygiene
Keeping your team healthy and your business compliant starts here.
Why Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Safety Matters
Workplace hazards aren’t always obvious, but their impact is. Airborne exposure, noise, chemicals, or even how tasks are completed can quietly chip away at your team’s health and productivity. That’s where we come in. Safex’s industrial hygienists help you spot risks, make improvements, and protect the people who keep your business moving.
Core Service Areas
Our highly trained and experienced industrial hygienists know how to look beyond the surface to uncover what’s really affecting your people. From unseen air contaminants to physical strain, we’ll help you find and fix issues before they become injuries.
Our specialties include:
- Exposure monitoring for chemical, biological & physical hazards
- Indoor air quality assessments
- Job hazard analyses
- Ventilation assessments
Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Services
We know - the list is long. That’s because no two workplaces face the same risks. The good news? Every single one of these services can be customized to fit your facility, your people, and your industry at no extra cost.
- Occupational exposure assessments for chemical, biological, and physical hazards
- Indoor air quality assessments
- Job hazard analysis
- Respirator fit testing
- Personal and area noise monitoring
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) evaluations
- Ergonomic assessments
- Health and safety walk-through
- Ventilation assessment
- Chemical hygiene plans
- Industrial hygiene expert witness services
- Written health and safety programs
- Gap assessments
- eXion Products
Common Workplace Hazards
Air Contaminants
Not all hazards can be seen. Dust, fumes, gases, and vapors can quietly put workers at risk over time. Safex industrial hygienists can monitor for contaminants like dusts, metals, gases, and vapors. These are often found in tasks such as cutting, heating, or in manufacturing processes. Left unchecked, exposures like these can cause serious health issues. Regular monitoring and proper controls help keep workers protected.
Chemical Hazards
From solvents and paints to pesticides and metals, chemicals are common in many workplaces. Exposure can happen through inhalation, skin contact, or accidental ingestion. Safex industrial hygienists help facilities evaluate risks, improve ventilation, recommend safer processes, and provide guidance on PPE.
Ergonomic Hazards
Repetitive tasks, awkward postures, and heavy lifting can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) like carpal tunnel, strains, and tendinitis. It doesn’t matter if you’re on a factory line or scooping ice cream - small, repetitive motions add up. Safex industrial hygienists can recommend ergonomic solutions like better tools, workstation adjustments, or workflow changes to reduce strain and keep people working comfortably and safely.
Physical Hazards
Some of the biggest risks can be invisible: loud noise, extreme heat or cold, vibration, or non-ionizing radiation. These exposures can cause short-term discomfort or long-term, life-altering health effects like hearing loss, heat stress, or even cancer. Safex helps identify these risks and design controls, from engineering changes to PPE, so workers can do their jobs without putting their health on the line.
FAQ
What is an Industrial Hygienist?
An industrial hygienist is a health and safety professional who helps businesses uncover and control workplace hazards that can affect employees’ well-being. They look at things like air quality, noise levels, chemical exposure, and even repetitive tasks that can lead to injuries. Using monitoring tools and their training, they evaluate risks and recommend practical solutions.
Becoming a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) takes years of specialized education, hands-on experience, and passing a tough exam. Only a small number of professionals hold this credential worldwide, and Safex has CIHs on staff to bring that expertise straight to your team.
What is OSHA?
OSHA is the federal agency that sets and enforces workplace safety rules. They create the standards, but we help you meet them with training, programs, and support before, during, and after inspections.
How Are OSHA and Industrial Hygiene Related?
OSHA writes the rules, and industrial hygienists help businesses understand and apply them in real life. We measure exposures, compare them to OSHA limits, and help you build solutions that actually work for your team.
How do Industrial Hygienists Recognize and Control Hazards?
We start by listening to your concerns and understanding your process. Then we measure, monitor, and analyze. From there, we recommend controls that range from changing a process to improving ventilation to providing the right PPE. The goal is always the same: keep your people healthy and safe.
Why Choose Safex
for Industrial Hygiene
Trusted industrial hygiene expertise:
Decades of experience managing workplace health hazards.
Prevention-focused protection:
We reduce exposure risks before they become problems.
Customized solutions:
Assessments and controls tailored to your facility’s needs.
People-first approach:
Protecting employee health beyond basic compliance.
Certified professionals:
Certified Industrial Hygienists dedicated to your workforce.
