Susan Russell awarded the Ted King prize at BOHS annual conference

Date: 05/05/2010

Susan Russell getting The Ted King Award

Susan Russell was awarded the Ted King Prize for occupational hygiene at the British Occupational Hygiene Society's annual conference in Harrogate at the end of April. The prize is awarded to the outstanding candidate amongst those awarded the Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene in the previous year. Susan is Deputy Manager of Environmental Evaluation's occupational hygiene team and several of her colleagues were present at the conference and saw the presentation of the award by the BOHS President at the Society's annual dinner at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate.

Please click on the link to read more about Susan and the occupational hygiene team at Environmental Evaluation.

Susan joined Environmental Evaluation in 2002 after graduating from the University of Sheffield with a degree in Environmental Geoscience. Initially she specialised in asbestos surveying firstly in our Luton office and subsequently in Oldham. She extended her competencies to air testing and project management and was awarded certified competent person status in the field of asbestos consultancy in 2005.

Susan transferred to the general occupational hygiene team in 2006 and over the several years obtained several qualifications from the BOHS which culminated in the award of the Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene in 2009. Susan also holds the Certificate of Competence in Environmental Noise Measurement form the Institute of Acoustics; she is a Licenciate of the Faculty in Occupational Hygiene (LFOH) and a Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences.

Since 2009 Susan has been deputy manager of Environmental Evaluation's Occupational Hygiene team, which contains six consultants who hold the Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene or the Diploma of Professional Competence in Occupational Hygiene, and two technicans with relevant specialist qualifications. Environmental Evaluation's occupational hygiene team are experienced in assisting clients to comply with health and safety legislation such as the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations. We routinely undertake COSHH assessments, measurement of exposure to hazardous substances and provide advice on suitable control of risk.

For details of the team and their qualifications please click here.

For details of some of the services provided by our occupational hygienists please click here.

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