Educational Facility Testing
Proactive Approach to Healthy Schools
Take a proactive approach to protecting the health of your school's teachers, staff, and students with industrial hygiene services from OEHS. Ward off complaints, filings, or lawsuits. Find air and hygiene contaminants before they become a problem.
A monitoring or sampling strategy can target the area of concern, whether it is air quality or another industrial hygiene issue. The sampling can be as comprehensive as necessary. The result is valuable data that is evidence of your school's ongoing commitment to the health and safety of your stakeholders.
Periodic sampling can also be used in the event of a catastrophic occurrence such as a storm or flood to demonstrate to your insurance carrier that there was not an issue prior to the incident. Pre-event monitoring can and will save time and money during a crises or a health concern.
OEHS 's staff of Industrial Hygienists, directed by a Certified Industrial Hygienist, that can provide the expertise and a monitoring strategy at reasonable rates.
Contact OEHS to discuss your school's needs
Services
OEHS can provide:
- Lead-based paint periodic sampling
- Lead water testing
- Asbestos sampling
- Fungal sampling
- Fire safety violations
- Safety code violations
- Employee training
Keep teachers happy, prevent disgruntled parents and ill students with our cost effective approach to building maintenance and health and safety.
With OEHS services, you'll receive valuable information from a professional and reliable source that can ultimately save your school time, money and preserve your reputation. Call OEHS today to schedule a meeting to discuss proactive cost-effective ideas that can help safeguard your district
Get Evidence to Support Insurance Claims
OEHS' reports can also support your insurance claim in the event of a catastrophic occurrence such as a storm or flood to Our pre-event monitoring report can prove that there was not an issue prior to the incident. This will save you time and money during a crisis or a health concern.
SUCCESS STORY
University of Illinois
OEHS trained employees of University of Illinois at Springfield on lock out/tag out, confined space entry, asbestos awareness, and asbestos operation & maintenance.
Facilities we serve
- Elementary schools
- Middle and High Schools
- Colleges and Universities
- Dormitory testing
- Sorority/Fraternity housing
SUCCESS STORIES
Gibson City Elementary School
OEHS found Legionella bacteria contamination following a survey of the potable water supply at Gibson City Elementary School in Gibson City, Illinois. We provide a report to remediate the contamination. We also conducted a post abatement verification monitoring to ensure that the contamination was abated.
Pana Community School District
OEHS developed a sampling strategy and conducted monitoring of Pana Community School District in Pana, Illinois. Our report identified fungal contamination at the elementary school and high school. We developed and provided oversight for the abatement project and conducted final clearance air monitoring.
Illinois Schools Trust OEHS
School Districts OEHS, Inc. has completed Indoor Air Quality Projects for hundreds of Illinois School Districts.
- Tri-City Community School District, Buffalo, Illinois
- Mt. Zion Community School District Mt. Zion, Illinois
- Gibson City Community School District Gibson City, Illinois
- Pana Community School District Pana, Illinois
- Hope School, Springfield, Illinois
- Geneseo Community School District, Geneseo, Illinois
- Havana Community Unit School District, Havana, Illinois
- Rochester Community School District, Rochester, Illinois
- Pleasant Plains Community School District, Pleasant Plains, Illinois
- Ball-Chatham Community Schools, Chatham, Illinois
- Carthage School District, Carthage, Illinois
- Cerro Gordo School District, Cerro Gordo, Illinois
- Mason City School District, Illini Central High, Mason City, Illinois
- Sherrard Community School District, Sherrard, Illinois
SUCCESS STORIES
Southern Illinois University
OEHS has assisted Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine's prosthesis laboratory in Springfield, Illinois. Projects have included indoor air quality audits tests of the local exhaust ventilation system, HVAC system operation, and indoor air quality parameter monitoring. Our tests led to additonal local exhaust ventilation and respiratory protection for employees.
Rochester High School
After complaints of an odor, OEHS investigated the indoor air quality of the 1959 wing at Rochester High School in Rochester, Illinois. The project included fungal spore monitoring, Indoor Air Quality parameter monitoring and viable fungal swab sampling. We identified the source of the concern as a former exhaust fan opening. It was allowing combustion gases from the boiler to enter a classroom.
Ensure your school district or college meets OSHA standards
Prevent costly fines and preserve the health and safety of your students and staff. Ask OEHS to conduct an air monitoring or industrial hygiene audit at your schools. Contact us to get started.