Mark F. Durham, CIH

Mark F. Durham, CIH
Senior Consultant

Education

Drexel University, 1974
Master of Science, Environmental Science with concentration in Industrial Hygiene
Gettysburg College, 1968
Bachelor of Arts, Biology

Professional Certification

Certified Industrial Hygienist - Comprehensive Practice (1979 - present) - American Board of Industrial Hygiene

Professional Experience

Colden Corporation

Senior Consultant 2003 - Present

Provide senior project management and client development and management services
Provide litigation support and case development services for defense counsel in asbestos personal injury litigation

Clayton Group Services

Director, National Accounts 1998 - 2002

Managed national environmental services contracts for real estate development and management firm and U.S. Air Force prime contractor for environmental programs
Conducted environmental health risk assessment in property adjacent to and damaged by the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers, including identification of asbestos content of airborne dust and determination of decontamination requirements
Managed large asbestos abatement projects, including assessment, abatement design, and asbestos removal in 17-story, 1920's vintage office building under renovation as college dormitory and in 6-story, 1940's vintage magazine and newspaper printing facility under renovation as telecommunications center

Galson Corporation

Senior Client Services Manager 1992-1998

Managed $20,000,000 in gross revenue as both prime contractor and critical subcontractor on U. S. Air Force environmental services contracts
Managed asbestos and lead-based paint identification and assessment surveys in over 200 million square feet of Department of Defense real property at over 65 worldwide locations
Hired, trained, and developed field survey teams for asbestos assessments and lead-based paint testing surveys and lead exposure risk assessments of Department of Defense family housing facilities and priority buildings

Industrial Hygiene Division Manager 1990 - 1992

Responsible for all aspects of industrial hygiene division administration and line management, including profitability and business and client development, in Syracuse, Rochester, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco regional offices
Expanded technical service offerings and staff capabilities, including addition of Phase 1 Audits of commercial and industrial properties and indoor air quality evaluations

Regional Office Manager/Corporate Technical Director for Asbestos Services 1985 - 1990

Established and managed Philadelphia Regional Office, including AIHA-accredited and NVLAP certified laboratory (1985), and New York City Regional Office
Developed written standard operating and quality control procedures for asbestos services, including surveys, design documents, and on-site project monitoring
Developed EPA-approved Asbestos Inspector and Management Planner training programs for staff and client personnel

Senior Industrial Hygienist/Manager of Industrial Hygiene Services 1980 -1985

Developed asbestos survey, abatement design, and project monitoring services as consultant to IBM Corporation, Real Estate and Construction Division
Responsible for all of group line management, including profitability, business and client development, technical excellence, and personnel development and retention

United States Department of Labor/Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Supervisory Industrial Hygienist 1977 - 1980

Supervised staff of 14 industrial hygienists in Philadelphia Area Office, OSHA's second largest area office in the United States
Won significant compliance litigation cases versus steel mills regarding coke oven standard, in foundries regarding lead standard, in refinery regarding OSHA general duty clause for acute chemical exposure fatality, and asbestos products manufacturer regarding willful violations of asbestos standard

Compliance Safety & Health Officer 1974 - 1977

Performed regulatory compliance surveys in variety of industries, including iron, brass, and steel foundries, steel mills, chemical plants, equipment manufacturers, consumer products manufacturers, vinyl/asbestos floor tile manufacturer, asbestos textile weaving, asbestos building products manufacture

United States Air Force

Munitions Maintenance Officer/Nuclear Safety Officer 1968 - 1972

Responsible for operational readiness of nuclear weapons for fighter/interceptor squadron in United States and air interceptor missile detachment in Canada
Responsible for administration of Human Reliability Program to assure human factor safety during handling of nuclear weapons

Select Litigation Consulting Project Experience

OSHA Litigation

Assisted defense counsel in negotiating significant penalty reduction by establishing compliant asbestos exposure control program at asbestos brake shoe manufacturing facility

Workers Compensation

Assisted defense counsel by determining adequacy of photographic film manufacturer's formaldehyde exposure control program and reliability of historical exposure data
Assisted defense team by establishing actual noise exposure levels among longshoremen during unloading of containerized import goods in Port of New York

Asbestos Personal Injury

Assisted defense counsel by establishing retrospective worker exposure levels to asbestos and by determining historical OSHA compliance posture in resilient flooring industry
Assisted defense counsel by reviewing and establishing historical compliance status of aerospace industry employer's asbestos control program

Conferences, Courses, and Programs Attended

American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition

Sponsored by American Industrial Hygiene Association/American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

Annual professional organization conference presenting papers and symposia on current issues in industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health management

June 2001, New Orleans, LA
May 1999, Toronto, Canada
May 1996, Washington, D.C
May 1995, Kansas City, MO
May 1993, New Orleans, LA
June 1992, Boston, MA
May 1991, Salt Lake City, UT
May 1990, Orlando, FL
May 1989, St. Louis, MO
May 1988, San Francisco, CA
June 1987, Montreal, Canada
May 1986, Dallas, TX
May 1984, Detroit, MI
May 1983, Philadelphia, PA
June 1982, Cincinnati, OH
May 1981, Portland, OR
May 1980, Houston, TX
May 1979, Chicago, IL
May 1978, Los Angeles, CA

Northeast Regional Industrial Hygiene Conference

Sponsored by Metro New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia AIHA Local Sections

Annual professional conference with focus on special issues in occupational health

December 2001, 2002, and 2003, Princeton, NJ

Chemical/Biological Terrorism and Crisis Communication Guidelines for Action

Sponsored by American Industrial Hygiene Association

TeleWeb Virtual Seminar, July 2003

Evaluation, Identification, and Remediation of Microbial Contamination

Sponsored by MidAtlantic Environmental Hygiene Resource Center

October 2002, Philadelphia, PA

Seminar on Legal Issues: Subrogation of Mold Claims

Mark F. Durham, CIH Senior Consultant

Mark F. Durham, CIH
Senior Consultant