Nichols Environmental staff continually upgrade their safety training, which includes:
- TDG
- WHMIS
- First Aid
- Ground Disturbance (Level II)
- Defensive driving and
- Fire safety.
Key personnel working in the upstream oil and gas industry also receive:
- H2S Alive
- Confined space entry and rescue and
- OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER
Nichols Environmental employees will work in a cooperative spirit with all clients and subcontractors to ensure the safety of all worksite personnel. All Nichols Environmental employees and subcontractors must complete a hazard assessment prior to commencing any site project work.
Our safety objective for every project is to complete the work using safe procedures and behaviors, resulting in zero injuries or near-miss incidents. Through our commitment of all staff and management our incident rate is ZERO, with no lost time incidents or injuries for the last five years.
Scope of Services
- the careful assessment of past site history;
- the application of sound engineering/geological principles to assess contaminant migration; and
- experience and technical knowledge to implement cost-effective remediation.
Nichols Environmental conducts consulting activities under the following broad categories:
Phase I ESA
- Site Assessment and Audits
- Due-Diligence Review and Historical Review
- Mold, Asbestos and Hazardous Building Materials Assessments
Phase II ESA
- Contaminant Characterization and Delineation
- Underground Storage Tank (UST) Investigation
- Upstream Oil & Gas Facilities
- Risk Assessment, Management and Monitoring
- Site Closure Planning
Site Remediation / Reclamation
- Turnkey Remediation and Project Management
- Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal and Remediation (including upstream and downstream locations)
- Treatment and Remediation: In-Situ and Ex-Situ (on and off site)
- Landfarming & Biological Remediation
- Soil-Vapour Extraction/Sparging
- Dual-Phase Extraction
- istar™ Chemical Oxidation/Redox Manipulation
- Risk-Based Corrective Action
- Bench Trials/Field Trials/Full Scale Remediation
- Reclamation
Spill Response
- Including Oil & Gas, Transportation (rail, waterways, and highways), and Private Sector
- Initial Response
- Site Remediation
- Regulatory Closure
- Third-Party Audit
- Foundation and Site Development Investigations
- Top-of-bank Development Assessments
- Slope Stability Analyses (including native and engineered slopes investigation and analyses), and Slope Remediation
- Excavation Stability and Dewatering Requirements
- Retaining Walls
- Design and Project Management Services
- Construction Drawings, Tendering, Costing and As-Built Records
Specialized Services
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- Regulatory Negotiations and Assistance
- Expert Review and Testimony
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