Donald R. Cooley, Senior Project Manager/Gulf Coast Region Industrial Hygiene Manager

Donald R. Cooley, Senior Project Manager/Gulf Coast Region Industrial Hygiene Manager, retired from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality after 28 years of creditable service. His service included over 17 years of conducting training for wastewater treatment facility operators, during which time he was contributing author for the Mississippi Wastewater Facilities Operations/Training Manual used by the State for certification of wastewater personnel. The last 10 years of service at MDEQ were spent as Supervisor of the Asbestos Compliance Section. For over 2 ½ years he has been a Contract Instructor for the Mississippi State University Continuing Education Environmental Program. His experience includes asbestos regulation enforcement, penalty settlements, consultant for Asbestos NESHAP, AHERA, & OSHA regulations, asbestos surveys, AHERA inspections, asbestos air sampling, analysis, and clearance, QA/QC of asbestos and lead paint abatement projects, and disaster emergency response surveys. He is certified by the State of Mississippi an as Asbestos Inspector, Asbestos Abatement Supervisor, Air Monitor, Lead-Based Paint Inspector, Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessor, Certified 40 Hour HAZWOPER (Hazardous Material Response) and Mold Assessment and Remediation in Buildings Accredited Trained.

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