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Harry J. Beaulieu, PhD, CIH, CSP
President and Senior Scientist

Educational Background
1976
- PhD - Environmental Health (Industrial Hygiene), University of Oklahoma
1973 - MS - Environmental Health, University of Minnesota
1972 - BA - Biology/Chemistry, University of Minnesota-Morris

Professional Certifications
1979
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (ABIH), #1646
1978 - Certified Safety Professional (BCSP), #5819
1987 - Asbestos Project Designer Training Course (AHERA)
1991 - Certified Instructor, 30 CFR (Part 48, Training and Retraining of Miners), MSHA
1993 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER; 40 Hr)
1998 - Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment (Radiation Division),  Ionizing Radiation: Qualified Inspector (#112); Industrial X-Ray, ion implanter, focused ion beam (FIB), electron beam (E-beam), scanning electron microscope (SEM)

Current Experience and Qualifications
Dr. Beaulieu is the President and Senior Scientist of Industrial Hygiene Resources (IHR), with headquarters in Boise, Idaho.  He has a wealth of experience in both private and governmental consultative, academic, and regulatory arenas of Industrial Hygiene.  He is a past director of the Board of Directors of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA; 5/2004-5/2007), a past Director of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH; 1997-2003), and a Diplomat with the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene (AAIH).  He was also a past Chairman (1999-2000) and member (1997-2001) of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Education (ABIH, AIHA, ACGIH, and AAIH).

He is also a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA).

Previous Employment
Dr. Beaulieu was an Industrial Hygiene consultant with the Safety and Health Consultation Service of Boise State University during 1983-1984.  His responsibilities were to provide on-site, technical assistance in health and safety to businesses in the state of Idaho.  Previous to that, he was a professor of Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health at Colorado State University (CSU) from 1977-1982.  He taught graduate level noise control, as well as comprehensive Industrial Hygiene at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.  At that time, he directed numerous research projects in Industrial Hygiene resulting in at least nineteen (19) technical publications.  He is also the author of the two (2) texts, Quantitative Industrial Hygiene - A Laboratory Manual, and Toxicology - A Self Paced Learning Module for Environmental Health Professionals.  He remains as an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences at CSU.   Finally, he directed his private practice of "Associates in Industrial Hygiene" during this period of time.  In 1976-1977, he was an Industrial Hygienist with the US Department of Labor (OSHA) in Beaumont and Houston, Texas.

Dr. Beaulieu has worked in the health and safety field for over thirty (30) years, and has completed extensive work in certain areas, with well-rounded additional experience.  Some of the industrial hygiene evaluations that he has performed include:

...by health hazard type
bullet Noise - continuous, intermittent, and impact noise, and hearing conservation programs.
bullet Aerosols - asbestos, lead, silica, arsenic, polymer thermal decomposition products, welding fumes, paint spray mists, wood and grain dusts, pentachlorophenol, and bioaerosols.
bullet Solvent vapors - glycol ethers, aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols, etc.
bullet Nitrous oxide, mercury and ethylene oxide.

Other toxic materials, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), phosphine, arsine, nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide, chlorine, carbon monoxide, epoxy resins, acid mists, and several carcinogens.

...by industry type
bullet Semiconductor (chip manufacturing) and electronic assembly
bullet Asbestos assessment and abatement
bullet Hazardous (chemical) waste disposal sites
bullet Waste-to-energy and fossil fuel electrical generation plants
bullet Mining and milling of ore
bullet Petrochemical
bullet Lumber mills, woodworking, and wood preserving
bullet Plastic injection molding and reinforced plastics (fibrous glass)
bullet Steel mills and foundries
bullet Food processing, dental operatories, and printing (silk screening & lithography)

Contact Us:

 

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Industrial Hygiene Resources

8312 W. Northview St., Suite 100

Boise, Idaho 83704-7188
Phone: (208) 323-8287
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