Hazard Assessment & Risk Evaluation
Occupational Loss Control
OSHA Compliance & Engineering Controls
Indoor Air Quality Investigations – Commercial & Residential
 

Illinois State University
     BS, Industrial Technology, Safety and Electronics, 1976
 

Certified Industrial Hygienist – General Practice (ABIH #2930)
Certified Safety Professional – Comp Practice (BCSP #6603)
Infrared Thermographer Level I (AIR #05-01-100)
HERS Energy Rater – Class I (FL DCA #912)
LEED® for Homes – Field Agent (FSEC)
 

Thirty-three years experience as an Industrial Hygienist and Safety Professional.  Mr. Schlinger is expert in assessing human exposures to occupational hazards.  He possesses extensive experience in performing industrial hygiene evaluation of workplace conditions in industrial and commercial workplaces throughout the United States.  He is adept at specifying engineering and administrative controls to eliminate or reduce risk of injury and illness.  He is expert in investigating and diagnosing conditions that affect indoor environments. 

Prior to joining ESH, Mr. Schlinger served as the Director of Industrial Hygiene Services for CNA Insurance Company.  His twenty-two years within the insurance industry include serving as a Loss Control Specialist and Industrial Hygienist assisting Claims, Underwriting, Loss Control, and Policy Holders. 

Mr. Schlinger is particularly adapt at analyzing damp buildings and identifying root causes and corrective actions  He is expert in investigating and diagnosing conditions that affect indoor environments including micro biological agents, odors, and climate control. 

Mr. Schlinger has worked within and is specifically familiar with each of the following industrial sectors:
–        Food Products – mills, bakeries, meat, condiments
–        Beverages – bottling, vending
–        Plastic Products – molding, welding, grinding
–        Wood Products – furniture, treatment
–        Foundries – ferrous, non-ferrous
–        Medical – hospitals, equipment repair, dialysis
–        Boat – manufacture, repair
–        Building Products – concrete, drywall, roofing
–        Construction – building, road
–        Mining – surface, underground
–        Electronics – fabrication, assembly
–        Communications – television, radio, newspapers
–        Printing – offset, linotype, lithograph, silk screen
–        Rubber – compounding, forming
–        Glass – foundry, forming, optics, stained-etched
–        Textile – mills, clothing, laundry
–        Chemical – paint, fertilizer, specialty, heavy
–        Lead – battery manufacture, firing ranges
–        Automotive – assembly, repair, remanufacturing
–        Paper – mills, cardboard box, specialty
–        Entertainment – theme parks, carnivals
–        Metal Working – machine shops, cutting, forming, plating
–        Recycling – automotive, chemical, construction
–        Railroad – car, rail, repair, dismantling
 

Mr. Schlinger is expert in assessing hazards and evaluating risks addressing a wide range of conditions encountered in industrial workplaces and commercial and residential buildings.

Hazard Assessment:
–        Dusts – flour, lead, silica, cotton, oxides, pyrotechnic, grinding, wood working, milling, drilling, synthetic      fibers, asbestos, cupric arsenate, alkaline
–        Fumes – welding, cutting, soldering, metalizing
–        Mists – acid, oil, paint, theatrical fogs
–        Vapors, Gases – solvents, isocyanates, creosote, formaldehyde, styrene, ozone, carbon monoxide,      chlorine, carbon dioxide, mercury, ethylene oxide
–        Radiation – x-ray, microwave
–        Physical-Physiological – noise, heat stress, lighting

OSHA Compliance & Best Management Practices:
–        Compliance – baseline audit
–        OSHA Programs – development, training
–        Worker’s Compensation – Risk Management & Loss Control programs

Indoor Air Quality - Commercial & Residential:
–        Sick Building – analysis of cause-effect, corrective action
–        Sudden & Accidental – assessment, remedial plan
–        Air Quality Determination – ventilation
–        Mold – assessment, testing, remedial planning
–        Chemical – assessment, testing, remedial planning

Green Building:
-        HERS Energy Rating
-        Energy Star®
-        EPA airPlus
–        LEED®-for Homes Field Agent
–        Residential Indoor Environment & Energy Audits
–        Verification inspections and testing: air flows, air quality, envelope integrity, energy features