Facility decommissioning entails many line items of work. Safety Partners (SP) with Walters Consulting (WC), a SP business associate, provides a full set of decommissioning services. The coordinated effort of SP &WC allows the most practical and cost effective decommissioning available.

Determine the level of decommissioning needed:

• Review lease terms and conditions.
• Review chemical list including quantities.
• Site visit with observation of facility operations and building conditions.
• Discussion of appropriate liability protection.

Decommissioning - short project:

• Close out of EHS regulatory permits & licenses.
• Provide disinfection procedures and oversight of custodial services.
• Labeling and staging of all equipment; and biohazards, chemicals and radiation hazards.
• Coordinate hazardous materials removal and reverse distribution of controlled substances.
• Assure associated record-keeping and documentation throughout the project.
• Compile paperwork for archiving.
• Draft decommission report.

Decommissioning with Certified Industrial Hygienist stamped report:

All items above, plus -

• Continued observation of facility operations and building conditions.
• Determine the impact of chemical use and research/manufacturing processes on the potential for facility contamination and cleaning/sampling requirements.
• Photo journal throughout project.
• Advise on air and surface sampling. Provide or approve:
• Procedures for sampling and testing
• Rationale for sample plan (each sample and location)
• Contamination sampling and testing (collect samples using proper methods)
• Interpret sampling data relative to "acceptable" contamination limits and decontamination certification
• Provide comprehensive decontamination procedures and oversight of services.
• Verify and validate the proper closure of all pollution abatement systems.
• Assure proper shutdown of equipment and building utilities.
• Provide Decommissioning Report and documentation to validate and verify the proper decommissioning and closure of the facility.
• Deliver a Decontamination Environmental Closure Report, certifying that the facility has been cleaned, free of hazardous materials and contamination and ready for unrestricted occupancy. The Report is stamped/sealed and dated by Mike Walters, Professional Engineer (PE) and Certificated Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Review documentation and reports with "landlord or property manager."

Safety Partners is an Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety(EHS) firm specializing in permit/license applications; EHS-design for facility expansion; tailored EHS required manuals for biohazards, chemical hazards, radiation hazards, lasers, respirators, machine shops, electrical hazards; Job Safety Analyses for hazardous materials and processes; emergency preparedness; new employee and annual safety training; animal care facility EHS; decommissioning and ergonomics.

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