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Clark Seif Clark, Inc.
CSC manages this multi-year (2000-2003), $200,000/year, asbestos and lead project for the DOT. Work entails pre-demolition surveys. The project is comprised of conducting asbestos and lead surveys on properties that are scheduled for demolition.
The scope of work includes collecting samples of suspect asbestos-containing materials, perform XRF lead-based paint surveys, and generate both asbestos and lead-based paint reports. The reports must include: a) area of property surveyed and quantities of each material, b) detailed description of each property, c) methods used in performing the analysis, d) a list …

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Clark Seif Clark, Inc.
Municipal Utility District, CA
CSC was awarded a contract for Industrial Hygiene and Professional Safety Services in the year 2001 to provide asbestos, lead-based paint and industrual hygiene related services on an on-call basis. CSC was brought in October of 2001 to assist and provide on-site construction monitoring services for the headquarters building restroom/lobby renovation and seismic upgrade. The project is one of the largest asbestos abatement projects in the district’s recent history in a five (5) story building which is to remain occupied during asbestos abatement and …

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BioPharmaceutical Research Institute, Cambridge, MA
The Challenge: Proper waste and sharps disposal is critical when handling biohazardous materials
in laboratories. A preeminent global biopharmaceutical company needed a clear,
consistent way to communicate vital instructions on biohazard disposal to people who worked in its labs at two different facilities. The solution had to be dynamic enough to get the message across but cost-effective as well, since the finished product would be used throughout the many labs in the two facilities.
The Graphics Lab Solution: Working with the company’s EH&S professionals, Graphics Lab designed a …

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Clark Seif Clark, Inc.
Air Force Base (AFB)
CSC provides on-call asbestos, lead-based paint and environmental consulting services to the Air Force.
The scope of work entails conducting asbestos and lead-based paint surveys, developing specifications and work plans, providing on-site monitoring during abatement, and generating final clearance reports. The work includes buildings and hangers that are normally found on an air force base.
CSC has been providing these services since 1997.

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Clark Seif Clark, Inc.
Unified School District (USD):
CSC has been selected as an environmental consultant for a Unified School District. Since 1998, we have been providing hazardous material surveys, project specification, and on-site project management for all asbestos and lead projects at the school district. In addition, our industrial hygiene department has been working closely with the district in generating and implementing proper negative exposure assessments for different trades and work habits during work in and around lead-based paint, and conducting indoor air quality, as necessary, for chemical and biological pollutants.
Work …

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Ten Things You Should Know About Mold
1. Potential health effects and symptoms associated with mold exposures include allergic reactions, asthma, and other respiratory complaints.
2. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture.
3. If mold is a problem in your home or school, you must clean up the mold and eliminate sources of moisture.
4. Fix the source of the water problem or leak to prevent mold growth.
5. Reduce indoor humidity (to …

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BioPharmaceutical Research Institute, Cambridge, MA
The Challenge: Proper waste and sharps disposal is critical when handling biohazardous materials in laboratories. A preeminent global bio-pharmaceutical company needed a clear,consistent way to communicate vital instructions on biohazard disposal to people who worked in its labs at two different facilities. The solution had to be dynamic enough to get the message across but cost-effective as well, since the finished product would be used throughout the many labs in the two facilities.
The Graphics Lab Solution: Working with the company’s EH&S professionals, Graphics Lab designed …

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Carnegie Mellon University
The Challenge: A national research university was looking for a way to consolidate and clarify safety and emergency information for its labs. Though information was being distributed to various laboratories via paper notices, the message was getting lost among other memos and paperwork. Even when the information was visible, the language of the safety instructions was confusing and hard to follow. Safety team members needed an information system that was accessible and easy to understand.
The Graphics Lab Solution: Graphics Lab worked with the university’s safety team to condense …

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BioPharmaceutical Research Institute, Cambridge, MA
The Challenge: Proper waste and sharps disposal is critical when handling biohazardous materials in laboratories. A preeminent global biopharmaceutical company needed a clear, consistent way to communicate vital instructions on biohazard disposal to people who worked in its labs at two different facilities. The solution had to be dynamic enough to get the message across but cost-effective as well, since the finished product would be used throughout the many labs in the two facilities.
The Graphics Lab Solution: Working with the company’s EH&S professionals, Graphics Lab …

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Pharmaceutical Research Lab Cambridge, MA
The Challenge: A researched-based, global pharmaceutical company opened a new facility focused on the drug discovery process and needed safety and hazard information signs for the laboratories. The facility’s ESH manager wanted to find a way to display and update information in a timely, cost-effective way, yet avoid the sign clutter associated with ever-changing compliance messages. The goal was to ensure regulatory compliance and respect for the safety message.
The Graphics Lab Solution: Based on the needs of the company, Graphics Lab worked with the safety manager …