1. ARTHUR J. BOEHM
1800 Hill Street
Suffield, CT 06078
(860) 668-0736
EXPERIENCE
1986 - Present Environmental Health & Safety Services of New England
Suffield, Connecticut
Established a privately owned consulting firm offering technical services to business
and industry in regard to environmental and safety compliance.
Consulting in the design and installation of wastewater treatment systems, air
emission control devices, hazardous waste audits and management programs,
industrial hygiene monitoring and control systems and environmental site
assessments.
Client base, which includes major firms in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts,
has grown to the point where staff professionals or outside subcontractors are used to
fulfill contract needs in regard to sampling, monitoring and training.
Design and monitor the performance of ventilation systems installed to protect
workers from process emissions or to maintain general indoor air quality.
Assist clients and legal counsel in preparing defenses against enforcement actions and
loss claims involving worker safety and pollution control issues.
Function as Health & Safety Manager on construction projects, preparing site-specific
HASP, training personnel and directing Health & Safety Officer in regard to HASP
implementation and overall control.
1965-1986 United Technologies Corporation
Hartford, Connecticut
Manager International Industrial Hygiene and Safety 1984 - 1986
(UTC Corporate Office)
Investigated the needs of the corporation regarding industrial hygiene, safety and
workmen’s compensation for off-shore operations covering 75,000 employees.
Traveled extensively to analyze manufacturing operations in Latin America, Europe
and Asia.
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Designed an approach, including an extensive mainframe/PC compatible data base, to
address the problem on a global scale. Created a new corporate safety and health
policy and sold the plan to the Corporate Operating and Policy Committee.’
Incorporated state-of-the-art management concepts, such as statistical process control
for tracking the performance of overseas operations.
Manager, Industrial Hygiene Services 1977-1984
(UTC Corporate Office)
Created a laboratory and field service organization to support the industrial hygiene
and environmental activities of the corporation. Managed a staff of 13 professional
and support personnel with an annual operating budget of $3/4 million.
Completed construction, staffing and start-up of operations in nine months within
budget. Anticipated federal regulation spending on environmental concerns and
developed new procedures to respond (e.g. PCB’s, hazardous waste spills).
Directed a quality control program which led to professional society laboratory
accreditation as well as state and federal licensing in just one year.
Developed a Quality Control Manual to ensure the integrity of sample handling in the
field and laboratory, control charts to measure the precision and bias of analytical
procedures and software-based data checks to control input/output error in the
laboratory data systems.
Saved the corporation $1/2 million annually as a result of a cooperative effort with the
Corporate Director of Energy Conservation by leading a Facilities Engineering
program to minimize excess exhaust ventilation in four major manufacturing plants.
Established communication and training programs to interface with divisional
technical staff.
Senior Industrial Hygienist (Hamilton Standard Division of UTC) 1971-1977
Established the first industrial program for a division of 6,000 employees including
creation of a small laboratory for sample analysis.
Supervised a staff of professionals and technicians involved in workplace air
monitoring, design and application of controls, and job hazard analysis.
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Served as Radiation Compliance Officer, maintaining NRC and Connecticut Public
Health licenses for on-site sources and monitoring worker exposures.
Materials Chemical Engineer (Hamilton Standard Division of UTC) 1965-1971
Selected and tested non-metallic materials for use in aerospace applications
including adhesives, plastics, fuels and lubricants. Wrote specifications for
controlling quality of the product or process.
PROFESSIONALACHIEVEMENTS
Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Management by the UTC
Corporate Office 1978
Certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene
by the Board of Examination (ABIH) 1976-Present
Licensed by the State of Connecticut as an Asbestos Inspector 1995-Present
Trained in accordance with OSHA 1910.120 HAZWOPER requirements 1993-Present
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Chairman, ASTM Committee on Safety and Health 1989-1995
Chairman, Safety and Health Practices and Procedures 1985-1986
Subcommittee of the National Association of Manufacturers
Vice-Chairman, Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 1982-1986
Subcommittee Vice-Chairman, ASTM Committee on
Hazardous Waste 1980-1995
Hartford Graduate Center, Instructor in Occupational
Safety and Health 1978-1986
Member, American Academy of Industrial Hygiene 1978-Present
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RADIATION EXPERIENCE
Responsible for record keeping and license renewal for a number of small sources
kept at the Windsor Locks site along with X-ray generating equipment.
Routinely monitored electron beam welding machines for X-radiation to direct the
installation of lead shielding in order to maintain exempt classification.
Performed attenuation calculations in order to establish safe distances for
radiographic exposure test programs.
EDUCATION
Introductory and Advanced Courses in Statistical Process
Control, University of Connecticut 1985
Trained in computer technology ranging from mainframe time
sharing (Control Data Corp. X/L Language) to Fortran and
to PC applications such as Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Word 1985
Graduate course in Biochemistry, University of Hartford 1973
Company sponsored management training courses 1973
University of Connecticut, BS Chemical Engineering 1965