Join Colden and fellow Supply Chain Insights fellows for the inaugural Avetta Supply Chain Insights Summit focusing on Protecting People and Planet. This free two-day virtual event on September 28-29 will feature 14 sessions covering topics on risk management, safety, and supply chain.

Colden’s Dr. Shannon Magari will be answering any questions you may have about COVID-19 in her session “COVID-19 Q&A” on September 29^th. Questions can be submitted ahead of time on the registration page.

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Ergonomics – Working From Home

During this pandemic, everything in our daily lives has undergone great change. We’ve been asked to go from working in offices equipped with work chairs and workstations, to working at home where our comfy couch or easy chair might be where we choose to work. During this disorienting time, when we pause to consider what hasn’t changed, it is, hopefully, our bodies.

-Peter Bulman, MS, CIH, CSP, Senior Consultant

Colden Corporation is pleased to welcome Doug Fallon, MSPH, CIH as a Project Consultant based out of the Washington, D.C. area, where he will be instrumental in our efforts to expand our reach and support to clients in the Mid-Atlantic region. Doug brings with him over ten years of active-duty military service and extensive experience in the health and safety field in the United States and overseas. In his prior role as Regional Safety and Environmental Health Director with the U.S. Coast Guard, he delivered safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental health services across five states, supporting 124 Coast Guard facilities and 5,000+ employees.

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Understanding Additive Manufacturing Hazards

This Tech Talk provides a basic overview of 3D printing processes and hazards. Part 2 in this series will provide additional details on exposure assessment methods and results.

Additive manufacturing or “3D printing” is a set of technology platforms used to build 3D objects through the successive addition of material into the programmed shape. Metallic, ceramic, polymer, composite or other objects are made from 3D model data using printer parameters to deposit and join materials, usually layer by layer.

– Michele N. Shepard, PhD, MS, CIH, Vice President, EHS Services

Colden Corporation continues to monitor the evolving situation with the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, following the guidance of public health authorities and taking steps to keep our employees safe and support our clients and partners. We remain open to provide services remotely as well as on-site for critical work functions.

Colden epidemiologist, Dr. Shannon Magari will be leading the Colden teams dedicated to COVID-19 response.

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Is Carbon Dioxide Pellets Blasting Right for Your Site?

Looking for a replacement for solvents to perform your de-greasing and cleaning tasks in your work environment?  Is carbon dioxide (CO₂) or dry ice pellet blasting a viable alternative?

– Michael B. McElhinny, CIH , Senior Consultant

By Mitchell Boyarsky, Shannon R. Magari and Jennifer Mallory

Despite scientific evidence regarding the success of Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines under “Operation Warp Speed,” and a U.S. government thrust to inoculate the public, employers still should exercise care when implementing vaccine policies for the workplace. Vaccine mandates have long been controversial, and unfortunately a uniform public opinion on the necessity of COVID-19 vaccines remains unclear.

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Open Opportunities:

• Industrial Hygiene and Safety Consultant – Greater Boston Area, MA
• Colden Temporary Positions for Container Labeling Project Support – Burlington, VT
• Industrial Hygiene and Safety Specialist – Syracuse, NY
• Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and EHS Project Manager – Syracuse, NY
• Safety and Industrial Hygiene Specialist – Ergonomics Program Coordinator – Albany/Saratoga, NY
• EHS Specialist – Asbestos Services – Blue Bell, PA
• EHS Specialist – Asbestos Services – Syracuse, NY
• Emergency Dispatch and Emergency Response Team (ERT) Positions – Burlington, Vermont Area
• Environmental Specialist – Chemical Management Program Manager – Albany, NY