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CSS Awarded Five Year Subcontract Supporting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 

For over 22 years, CSS has supported the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). Originally as a prime contractor, CSS began supporting BEP in 2002. In November 2024, a new prime contractor, Koniag, signed CSS as a major subcontractor, which enabled CSS employee owners to continue providing comprehensive environmental, occupational safety and industrial hygiene support to BEP’s Office of Environmental, Health and Safety.  

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CSS employee owners provide continuous comprehensive environmental, occupational safety, and industrial hygiene services for BEP employees. Specific services include  

  • Conducting safety and health inspections throughout BEP 
  • Investigating and documenting employee injuries, illnesses, near misses and incidents pertaining to indoor air quality, fire, and other emergencies 
  • Responding to chemical spills on evening and midnight shifts 
  • Issuing hot work permits and confined space entry permits 
  • Updating and maintaining Safety Data Sheets records 
  • Assisting with the planning, conducting, and evaluating evacuation drills 
  • Assisting with machine guarding assessments 
  • Maintaining a document filing system (both electronic and paper files) and performing other clerical functions 
  • Coordinating and conducting Environmental, Safety, Fire Prevention, and Health Training 
  • Assisting in the development and implementation of equipment-specific energy control procedures 
  • Providing technical consultation services including review of projects, documents, plans policies, procedures, guidelines, and handbooks 
  • Developing and implementing various policies, plans, procedures, and guidelines. This includes the BEP Environment, Health and Safety, and Emergency Medical Services manuals 
  • Conducting exposure monitoring to occupational stressors such as noise, dust, airborne chemicals, and non-ionizing radiation 
  • Conducting job safety analyses and related employee training 
  • Conducting powered industrial truck operator competency assessments 
  • Three employee owners support this contract: a technical safety lead, a safety specialist, and a staff person to conduct quality control reviews. 

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Developing a Decontamination Line Guide for EPA Responders

CSS employee owners supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Scientific and Technical Assistance for Consequence Management (STACM) contract have been working with the National Chemical Preparedness Workgroup and Sub Workgroups to create a decontamination (decon) line guide and detailed drawing for EPA on-scene coordinators and EPA’s special teams to use for emergency responses and incidents. The…

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Over 2000 River and Stream Samples Analyzed 

Every five years teams supporting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Aquatic Resource Survey—consisting of tribal, state, and federal partners—collect samples from over 2000 river and stream reaches throughout the United States. CSS analytical chemists support this effort by processing the samples and then analyzing them for various chemicals to help characterize their water quality.  The…

Contributing to Wind Energy Area Designations 

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The WEAs are located off the coasts of Galveston, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana and have the potential to power nearly three million homes.   BOEM collaborated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to identify…