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PAINTSQUARE BLOG CONTRIBUTORS
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Kevin Guth |
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Kevin serves as the Principal for KGC Environmental Services Inc. and is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida (College of Public Health- Center for Environmental and Occupational Risk Analysis and Management). For the past 26 years he has provided senior oversight and management of KGC’s most complex industrial hygiene and hazardous waste management projects. Kevin holds a Doctorate in Public Health (Specialty: Industrial Hygiene and Chemical Risk Assessment and Toxicology) from the University of South Florida. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
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Pre- and Post-Job Soil Sampling for Heavy Metals: What Do We Really Know?
By Kevin Guth |
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If we are going to rely on environmental sampling to measure impact associated with abrasive blasting and painting, we should use an acceptable and defensible sampling method. Moreover, we should use ...
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| POSTED JUNE 26, 2018 | 5 COMMENTS |
Going with the Flow: 7 Common Issues with Respirators on Blast Jobs
By Kevin Guth |
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Whether it is lack of training, general apathy on the topic from those impacted in the industry, or some other reason, the ball regarding compliance with OSHA respiratory protection requirements is be...
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| POSTED DECEMBER 8, 2017 | 8 COMMENTS |
Is It Time to Abandon the PEL Approach to Occupational Exposures?
By Kevin Guth |
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Let's face it: Our regulatory process to protect the health of workers is broken. This point is so obvious it has become axiomatic in the industrial hygiene and safety profession....
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| POSTED NOVEMBER 7, 2017 | 7 COMMENTS |
Exposure to Industrial Solvents: No Joking Matter
By Kevin Guth |
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Most painting firms that I have encountered concentrate their control efforts on protecting their employees from breathing hazardous chemicals in the workplace. They have comprehensive respiratory pro...
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| POSTED AUGUST 31, 2017 | 3 COMMENTS |
Design Ventilation Flow Rates for Blasting Containments: Who Decides?
By Kevin Guth |
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There are potential risks associated with specifying design ventilation flow rates that outweigh the benefit of their inclusion in the project specification. There is a better way to achieve the desir...
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| POSTED AUGUST 1, 2017 | 12 COMMENTS |
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