Air Quality Associates, Inc.
2487 7th Ave E
North St. Paul, MN 55109
(612) 309-0410
JIM VISKOCIL, CIH
Jim is certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. He has over eighteen years experience in the environmental and occupational hygiene field and formerly served as a United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Compliance Officer and an Environmental Specialist for the Wisconsin Division of Health. His professional emphasis is on indoor air quality, general industrial hygiene exposure monitoring, regulatory compliance, building commissioning and hazardous materials issues.
Mr. Viskocil served as Program Manager for the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety a NIOSH Educational Resource Center from 1990 to 1995. While with the Center Mr. Viskocil coordinated the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences’ (NIEHS) hazardous materials program and the US EPA Regional Lead Training Center. As Course Director at the Midwest Center, he also supervised and served as an instructor for the following courses:
- Industrial Hygiene Exposure Monitoring
- Mold Inspection & Remediation
- Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Review
- Hazardous Waste Site Training
- Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Training
- Asbestos Training Courses
- Lead Inspector Training
- Indoor Air Quality Investigations
- Confined Space Entry
- Laboratory Safety
Mr. Viskocil is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene, and a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate. In addition, Jim has served as past National Committee Chair for the Construction and Operations and Maintenance Committee of the National Asbestos Council and is a former member of the Minnesota State ECSU Health and Safety Committee.
Jim holds the following degrees and certifications:
- Bachelor of Liberal Studies - General Science Emphasis - University of Iowa
- Master of Science - Environmental and Public Health - University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
- Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene - American Board of Industrial Hygiene
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Project Officer
- Biological Contamination of Indoor Environments
- Indoor Air Quality Investigations
- Indoor Air Quality Diagnostics
- Radiological Worker II
- Advanced Monitoring
- Compressed Gas Safety
- Principals of Ergonomics
- Building Commissioning
- Asbestos Inspector/Management Planner
- Asbestos Site Supervisor
- Asbestos Project Designer
- Lead Inspector
- 40 Hour Hazardous Materials Site Training
- Hazardous Waste Site Supervisor
- Hazardous Materials Technician
- Liquid Storage Tank Installation
- Underground Storage Tank Management
- XFR Certification – Niton