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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.
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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Organizing Teams to Monitor Coastal Contaminants
For nearly 40 years NOAA’s National Mussel Watch Program has been monitoring contaminants in coastal waters in over 400 sites around the U.S. by testing sediment and bivalves, such as oysters and mussels. A CSS employee owner organizes and coordinates the regional missions to collect and test samples. This includes developing a schedule and coordinating…
Supporting Response Efforts Following California Fires
Following the fires that devastated Los Angeles, California and surrounding areas in January 2025, CSS employee owners were deployed to the area as a subcontractor to Weston Solutions, Inc. to assist with the response. This effort supports U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START) program. Initially, a CSS…
New Heavily Desired High Resolution Land Cover Data for the U.S.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced the launch of the long desired high-resolution coastal land cover data. This highly anticipated data are available for most coastal areas of the U.S., including Alaska and the U.S. territories. CSS employee owners contributed to the release of this data set by participating in production activities and…