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CORPORATE HISTORY:

ESS Environmental, (ESS) was formed in 2014 as an extension of SGS Environmental to cover the Mid West and Prairie States with the express purpose of abating asbestos containing building materials in the central and northern United States

ESS’s professionalism increased demand for our services, leading to a major presence in abatement contracting with city and county governments, military installations, public utilities, universities, community colleges, public schools and industry.

Building on our asbestos expertise and designing state of the art procedures processes and equipment, ESS has become the best kept secret in advancing methodologies and technologies providing a safer and more productive work site at substantial cost savings.

ESS’s Proprietary Relationships with equipment manufacturers of High Velocity Vacuum separation systems has paved the way for much safer work environments protecting the public and our employees. ESS no closed loop vacuum system provides non personnel contact with Hazardous materials from initial contact extraction to disposal site via bladder bags. Additional technologies Developed in cooperation are full dust control systems, material separators and bagging systems. With HEPA filtration 99.99 and ULPA 99.999 of particles .03 Microns. Also advanced Activated carbon and Chemical Oxidation units.

Because abatement of building materials directly or indirectly involves demolition, ESS has developed a large amount of hands on expertise in demolishing all types of building materials. We are exceptionally safe and efficient in gutting building interiors scheduled for renovation.

KEY PERSONNEL

Scott Fisher, RMO, Director of Engineering Controls

Scott been Contracting in the environmental industries for over 25 years with licenses in California, North Dakota, Michigan, Montana. Licensed disciplines in General Engineering, General Contracting, Hazardous Waste and Asbestos and Lead Abatement. Scott has always been safety conscious and has designed specialized equipment to reduce potential safety hazards from hazardous emissions explosion protection and critical process failures caused by fugitive emissions and transient currents. Scott has worked both on aerospace projects designing clean rooms analytical laboratories including the Mars Habitat at Kennedy Space Center.

Dave Blair-CEO

Dave Blair, our CEO, is a progressive company leader! He and his partners started ESS Enviro with the intention of helping home-owners and businesses in the abatement of mold and asbestos. More recently ESS Environmental designed a powerful purification system to fight against Covid-19 and other harmful pathogens and bacteria that help protect the health of indoor environments. They’ve also adopted an air monitoring system for continuous real-time monitoring of buildings, ships, hospitals, schools, and assisted living facilities, which allows air quality threats to be detected immediately.

Dave actively using his marketing, networking and project management skills to develop out-reach programs; collaborating with big industry, community and government contacts to discover environmental needs. Dave provides the necessary knowledge and resources to clients in order to analyze the scope of their issue, remediate all air quality problems, and ensure indoor environments are protected.

Dave is also our valued Tribal liaison, working with Tribes across the plains, often serving as the main point of contact between multiple clients and the Tribes. Dave has dedicated years of his professional career to developing trust and respect with Tribal Leaders. Dave ensures all services are being performed in a manner consistent with the imperatives of the project's regulatory process, as well as adhering to the strong principles underlying the company' s Aboriginal Policy. Dave's ability to build relationships with Tribal Leaders, Council and Chairmen is critical to project success. He attends council meetings and maintains communication with the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) to remain current on Tribal needs, expectations and project details. Having a good relationship with the THPOs is key. Major Tribes Dave works with:

Blackfeet
Crow
Fort Peck Assiniboine
Sioux Tribe Three
Affiliated Tribes {MHA Nation)
Omaha Tribe
Alabama Coushatta
Caddo Nation
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Turtle Mountain
Cheyenne River
Spirit Lake

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CERTIFICATIONS

COASTWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC (CET) is certified by all required government agencies including Cal/OSHA, Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Toxic Substances Division, AHERA-Office of Local Assistance, California Highway Patrol, Cal/EPA and Fed/EPA.

California Contractor's License #523560 includes the following categories:

• B General Building Construction

• C-21 Demolition & House Moving

• ASB (DOSH Cert. #058) rating for asbestos abatement.

CET is certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE). Our laborers belong to Local #67 Laborer’s Int’l Union of North America. CET carries $6,000,000 (1,000,000 +5,000,000 Umbrella) of liability insurance and receives a 65% safety modification from our Workman’s Compensation carrier. CET is bondable for a large variety of jobs.

CET workers are trained initially, and annually certified thereafter, as required by law in safe asbestos and lead paint removal techniques. Workers are also trained in mold abatement and remediation. Workers receive the 40-hour HAZWOPER and Confined Space Entry training along with the annual refresher.

Coast wide’s supervisors are highly experienced, with a range of 5-12+ years of field experience. Supervisors and laborers receive:

• Annual medical examinations.

• Annual fit testing for the use of respirators.

• Blood pathogen testing every 90 days for lead.

• First Aid and CPR training.

• Quarterly (or more often) procedural & safety review classes.

• On site safety meetings at the beginning of each project.

Project managers, estimators/sales staff are trained in abatement project supervision and are qualified as certified asbestos supervisor/competent person.