Who We Are
Raquel Q. Nethercote, BSN-RN, CIH, COHN
President/Owner
Raquel is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Registered Nurse. She has experience in conducting numerous mold investigations, remediation project management, indoor air quality assessments, exposure assessments, workplace air monitoring and other industrial hygiene related assignments. Her nursing experience includes clinical nursing specializing in medical, surgical, neurology, oncology, and surgical oncology. She is also experienced in occupational health nursing with knowledge of Worker’s Compensation, OSHA Recordable events, Work-Injury Relatedness, and OSHA First Aid Treatments. With her unique combination of both environmental health and nursing, she is well positioned to address workplace health and safety. When not busy nurturing her business, Ms. Nethercote enjoys running, tennis and spending time with her family.
EXPERTISE:
- Forensic Mold Investigations
- Indoor Air Quality Complaint Investigations
- Microbial Remediation Project Management
- Industrial Hygiene
- Health and Wellness Promotion
- Chronic Disease Management
- Employee Health and Nursing Support
- Work-Injury Case Management
- Employee Training and Presentations
EDUCATION:
- Industrial Hygiene
- Molecular and Microbiology
- Nursing
COMBINED YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 19 years and counting!
Vince McLeod, CIH
Senior Industrial Hygienist
Vince is a seasoned industrial hygienist. He has more than 38 years of experience in industrial hygiene and environmental engineering services and served 28 years as program manager for environmental assessment, clean-up and remediation activities for the University of Florida. His specialties include Exposure Assessments, Hazard Evaluations, and Hazard Control through development and implementation of comprehensive industrial hygiene programs. He currently performs investigations for commercial and industrial facilities as well as residential properties for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Contaminate Exposures, Respiratory Protection, Confined Space Entry, and Hearing Conservation, among others.
Vince’s project experience includes comprehensive industrial hygiene assessments for major power generation, manufacturing, production and distribution facilities. He has worked for both federal and state agencies as well as private industries. He is a contributing columnist and webinar presenter for professional trade publications. In his spare time, Mr. McLeod enjoy family, bicycling, fitness, yoga, fishing and indulging in good food.
EXPERTISE:
- Forensic Mold Investigations
- Workplace Exposure Assessments
- All aspects of Industrial Hygiene related assessments, such as noise survey, chemical exposure, hazard analysis among others
- Indoor Air Quality Investigations
- Microbial Remediation Project Management
- Employee Training and Presentations
EDUCATION:
- Industrial Hygiene
- Environmental Engineering
COMBINED YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: over 30 and counting!