David Carls, CIH, CSP
Summary
Certified industrial hygienist and safety professional with fifteen years of experience in the Environmental, Safety & Health arena with a diverse background in indoor air quality (IAQ), occupational health and safety, hazardous waste management, environmental compliance and public health. Experienced in all aspects of industrial hygiene and safety relevant to a wide range of industries and applications.
Abilities & Accomplishments
- Principle investigator for over 500 fungal contamination sites of which 50 were legal cases
- Expert witness on fungal contamination of structures and their contents
- Designing IAQ evaluation and mitigation plans, and supervising their implementation
- Consultant to water restoration and insurance industries on mold and sewage issues
- Evaluation of building mechanical systems with an eye towards maximizing IAQ
- Conducting indoor quality investigations for physical, chemical and biological contaminants
- Conducting a comprehensive industrial hygiene & safety practice
- Developing and implementing written industrial hygiene and safety programs
- Conducting health and safety assessments, surveillances, audits, and program evaluations
- Developing and conducting health and safety training for employees, management and peers
- Constructing detailed sampling strategies to efficiently determine employee exposure
- Performing source, area and personal sampling to ensure employee safety and limit liability
- Implementing necessary engineering, administrative and personal protective controls
- Ensuring compliance with local, state and federal regulations for safety & health
- Constructing, maintaining and performing analysis on an industrial hygiene database
- Performing accident/illness investigations and communicating lessons learned
- Analyzing illness and injury trends to focus safety & health resources where appropriate
- Reducing illness and injury incidents, reducing lost work time and associated costs
- Developing and managing a medical surveillance program
- Supervising industrial hygiene technicians and coordinating their work effort
- Writing and review of Health and Safety Plans and Job Safety Analyses
- Performing public health risk assessments for hazardous waste site exposure
- Managing and conducting all aspects of Environmental Site Assessments
Work History
| David Carls, CIH - Certified Industrial Hygienist/Safety Professional | 1998-2009 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Company - Certified Industrial Hygienist | 1997-1998 |
| Bechtel Petroleum Operations, Inc.- Certified Industrial Hygienist/Safety Professional | 1996-1997 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation/Westinghouse - Certified Industrial Hygienist | 1993-1996 |
| Miller Environmental Company - Industrial Hygienist/Environmental Scientist | 1991-1993 |
| Engineering Science, Inc. - Industrial Hygienist/Environmental Scientist | 1988-1991 |
| San Joaquin Local Health District - Registered Environmental Health Specialist | 1987-1988 |
| Illinois Department of Public Health - Industrial Hygienist/Environmental Toxicologist | 1985-1987 |
Education
- B.S. Industrial and Environmental Hygiene (chemistry minor) University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1983
- Numerous post-college professional development courses in industrial and environmental health
- American Academy of Industrial Hygiene (AAIH - member)
- American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH - diplomate)
Professional Registrations and Affiliations
- Certified Industrial Hygienist - American Board of Industrial Hygiene (Certificate Number - CP6741)
- Certified Safety Professional - Board of Certified Safety Professionals (Certificate Number - 14388)