Katharine Karch
Kennewick
Summary
Detail-oriented Industrial Hygienist offering 9-year background identifying and minimizing health hazards in workplace. Familiar with industrial hygiene principles and practices, environmental health and state and federal laws and regulations. Skillful in preparing formal and informal reports of findings and conducting thorough investigations to detect harmful contaminants and substances. Direct leader committed to providing clients with solutions and processes to enhance employee health and safety and regulatory compliance.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Industrial Hygienist
Washington River Protection Solutions
12.2023 - Current
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop strategies for continuous improvement in industrial hygiene practices across the organization.
- Provides IH consultation for challenging oversight requirements or coordination that require problem solving and programmatic planning when only general objectives are provided.
- Performs advanced predictive assessments of work exposures. Designs and conducts comprehensive evaluation and management strategies.
- Effectively communicates results and objectives both verbally and in written form to colleagues, management, and customers.
- Improves workplace safety by conducting thorough industrial hygiene assessments and implementing effective control measures.
Industrial Hygienist
Washington River Protection Solutions
04.2016 - 12.2023
- Participates in work planning and execution to ensure that sound safety and health practices are incorporated into the work documents and procedures.
- Provides industrial hygiene support to incident investigations, emergency response organization activities, risk assessments, on-call responsibilities, and new or proposed work.
- Effectively manages hazard identification, exposure assessment, selection of control measures, determination of measurement needs, direction to technical staff, data collection and analysis, data management and reporting, and preparation of documents necessary to facilitate process.
- Actively supports the development, review, assessment, and promotion of procedures, policies, and strategies that encourage a safe and healthy workplace, conformance to standards and regulations, and the minimization of the potential for exposure to physical, chemical, and biological hazards.
Industrial Hygiene Technician
Washington River Protection Solutions
09.2014 - 04.2016
- Performs routine monitoring for various work conditions using a variety of instrumentation and equipment using established procedures.
- Completes and maintains associated records for monitoring performed.
- Data entry into the Site Wide Industrial Hygiene Database.
- Performs on the job training/on the job evaluations of industrial hygiene technicians.
Chemical Technologist
Advanced Technologies & Laboratories
10.2009 - 09.2014
- Performs routine analyses on a variety of samples and material by chemical, physical, instrumental, and radiochemical methods, using a variety of analytical instrumentation using established procedures.
- Completes and maintain associated records for analyses performed.
- Trains colleagues on analytical procedures.
- Reporting of generated lab data/data review.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial Hygiene
Montana Tech of The University of Montana
Butte, MT12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Emphasis in Chemistry And Biology
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA06.2008
Associate of Science -
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA06.2006
Associate of Arts -
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA06.2006
Skills
- Hazard Identification
- Exposure Assessment
- Air Sampling
- Program Development
- Technical Writing
- Data Analysis
- Hazard Communication
- Emergency Response
- Personal Protective Equipment
Timeline
Senior Industrial Hygienist
Washington River Protection Solutions
12.2023 - Current
Industrial Hygienist
Washington River Protection Solutions
04.2016 - 12.2023
Industrial Hygiene Technician
Washington River Protection Solutions
09.2014 - 04.2016
Chemical Technologist
Advanced Technologies & Laboratories
10.2009 - 09.2014
Master of Science - Industrial Hygiene
Montana Tech of The University of Montana
Bachelor of Science - Emphasis in Chemistry And Biology
The Evergreen State College
Associate of Science -
South Puget Sound Community College
Associate of Arts -
South Puget Sound Community College
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