Environmental Health and Safety Concerns: What Questions Do You Have for a Consultant?

Hi Everyone,

I am an Environmental Health and Safety consultant and would welcome all types of questions related to the health and safety of your employees.

Regards,
Ben Pandher

We have recently installed a scrubber for the oven exhaust in our plant. The flue gases mainly contain ammonia and formaldehyde. Could you please guide us on the minimum chimney height required?

Hi Karampal,

The height of the chimney will depend on your regional government requirements. You should check if a point of impingement concentration requirement is established by the regulatory framework. The height of the chimney should be sufficient so that the ammonia and formaldehyde concentrations at your property boundary are within acceptable limits. Hope this helps.

Dear Ben,

Can you please suggest in what aspects we can utilize Six Sigma in safety management systems process improvement.

Cheers,
Edward

Dear Ben,

Can you please forward a good incident investigation format that includes human factors and human capabilities in safety?

Regards,
Dr. Venkatesh

Hi Ben,

In my company, we have a power plant, so please suggest what types of tips or precautions we need to keep in mind for maintaining good Environmental Health and Safety. Could you provide guidelines, a presentation, or any materials? Do you have any notes on carbon credits?

Thank you.

Hi Dr. Venkatesh,

You can develop an incident investigation format based on the reporting requirements of your regional government and federal laws. An example is attached; hope this helps.

Dear Ben Pandher,

I would like to know the details of information and courses related to QA and HSE (project management), especially for construction-related projects.

Regards,

Dear Ben,

Six Sigma is a set of qualitative and quantitative techniques to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects and process variation. It is essentially the byproduct of decades of quality improvement methodologies such as Zero Defects. Like its predecessors, Six Sigma asserts that:

- Process variation is an obstacle to reliably delivering high-quality products and services, as defined by the customer.
- Continual focus on reducing process variation is the foundation for business improvement and success.
- All business processes (manufacturing, service, administrative, etc.) can be measured, analyzed, controlled, and improved.
- Effective problem-solving can only be achieved by data-driven decision-making.
- Achieving and maintaining quality improvement requires an organizational commitment that comes from senior management.

These are the tools we can use:

- Process Mapping
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Measurement System Assessment (MSA)
- Design of Experiments (DOE)
- Regression Analysis
- Hypothesis Testing
- Quality Functional Deployment (QFD)
- Cause & Effect Diagram/Matrix
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Mistake Proofing
- Graphical Analysis (Pareto Charts, Run Charts, Histograms, etc.)

Hope this information helps your purpose.

Regards