About Midwest Chemical Safety

	Midwest Chemical Safety is a nation-wide environmental, health and safety consulting firm. MCS is committed to the protection of our client's workforce and the environment by assisting by providing safe and effective hazardous materials handling methods, training and compliance assistance for Federal, State and Local EH&S regulations.

	MCS is especially attuned to the needs of small and midsize businesses that require environmental health and safety support but cannot afford an entire EH&S department or full-time staff. MCS works with closely with our clients to assist them in meeting their workforce's EH&S needs and goals.

	Harry Elston, Ph.D., CIH Curriculum Vitae Highlights View complete Curiculm Vitae (in PDF format) Ph.D., Columbia Pacific University Doctoral Dissertation: Molecular Dynamics in p-Difluorobenzene-Ar van der Waals Molecules. Rotational Effects of Dissociation, Heavy Molecule Spectroscopy and Dissociation Dynamics. Professional Certification Diplomate, American Board of Industrial Hygiene. (Comprehensive Practice). Certificate number 8258, 2002-Present. Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer, National Registry of Certified Chemists, (Number 2421), 1997-Present. Professional Societies American Chemical Society, 1990-Present. Division of Physical Chemistry, 1990-1995. Division of Chemical Health and Safety, 1995-Present. American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2003-Present. American Nuclear Society, 1992-1994. Professional Experience Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, Springfield, IL. Nuclear Safety Scientist and Chemical Hygiene Officer. 1992-Present. Midwest Chemical Safety, Dawson, IL. Principal. 1996-Present. Professional Involvement Editor in Chief, Chemical Health & Safety, 1999-Present. Board of Editors, Chemical Health & Safety, 1998-1999. Certification Examination Committee, National Registry of Certified Chemists, 2000. American Industrial Hygiene Association Publication Committee, Committee Member. 2002-Present. American Chemical Society Committee on Chemical Safety. Associate Member, 2003-Present. Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Chemistry, Richland Community College, Decatur, IL. Awards and Honors Howard Fawcett Chemical Health and Safety Award, Division of Chemical Health and Safety, American Chemical Society, 2003. Fellow, Division of Chemical Health and Safety of the American Chemical Society, 2003. Publications Harmonic mode scrambling in p-difluorobenzene. With E.R. Davidson and C.S. Parmenter. Chem. Phys. Lett., 1992, 197, 123. Vibrations of S1 (1B2u) p-Difluorobenzene-d4. S1-S0 Fluorescence Spectroscopy and ab Initio Calculations. With E.R. Davidson, C.S. Parmenter and F.G. Todd. J. Phys. Chem., 1993, 97, 5506. Influences of Internal Rotation on Vibrational Predissociation Dynamics. With B.D. Gilbert, C.S. Parmenter, H.-K. Oh, T.A. Stone, M.-C. Su and Z.Q. Zhao. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Time Resolved Vibrational Spectroscopy, 1993. A. Lau ed. (Heidelburg: Springer-Verlag, 1994). Managing Chemical Spills in the Laboratory: How Big is Too Big? With William E. Luttrell. Chem. Health Safe., 1997, 4(2), 10-13. Designing Effective Laboratory Safety Programs. With William E. Luttrell. Chem. Health Safe., 1997, 4(4), 11-13. The OSHA Laboratory Standard. "Regs in Review." Facility Care. 1997, 2(8), 8. The CHO’s Spectrum of Responsibilities. With William E. Luttrell. Chem. Health Safe., 1998, 5(3), 15-18. A Whistle-stop Tour of OSHA for Laboratories: Regulations and Standards for the Chemical Hygiene Officer (I). Chem. Health Safe. 1998, 5(6), 9-11. The Methylene Chloride Standard. "Federal Regs." Compliance. 1998, 5(10), 10. Environmental Regulations for the Chemical Hygiene Officer: Regulations and Standards for the Chemical Hygiene Officer (II). With Neal Langerman. Chem. Health Safe. 1999, 6(2), 11-14. Regulations and Standards for the Chemcial Hygiene Officer (III)-NFPA and ANSI. Chem. Health Safe. 1999, 6(5), 33-36. The CHO’s Eye-Q Examination (I) -- General Laboratory Safety. With Douglas Walters. Chem. Health Safe. 2000, 7(6), 5-8. The CHO’s Eye-Q Examination (II) -- Ventilation. With Douglas Walters. Chem. Health Safe. 2000, 7(6), 26-28. The CHO’s Reference Library. With Jay Young and the Board of Editors to Chemical Health & Safety. Chem. Health Safe. 2001, 8(1), 6-7. Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures. With Larry Morris. Chem. Health Safe. 2002, 9(6), 8-10. Funding Safety Activities in Secondary Schools. With William C. Penker. J. Chem. Ed. 2003, 80, 1401-1402. Presentations Rotational Energy Distributions After Vibrational Predissociation from p-difluorobenzene-Ar van der Waals Complexes. 45th Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH, 1990. p-Difluorobenzene-d4 S1 Vibrational Spectroscopy. American Chemical Society Regional Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 1991. A New Look at an old Molecule: The Vibronic Spectroscopy of p-Difluorobenzene-d4. 46th Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, Columbus, OH 1991. Essential Elements of Laboratory Safety. Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Day, Peoria, IL, 1997. (Invited paper). Combating Radioactive Spills in Semi-Confined Spaces: Personnel and Contamination Considerations. American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 2000. (Invited paper). Counting the Cost: Establishing an Emergency Response Team. Laboratory Safety and Environmental Management Conference, Alexandria VA. July 2000. (Invited paper). Should we or shouldn’t we? Is an Emergency Response Team Right for Your Organization? Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Managers Association Conference, College Station, TX. July 2001. (Invited paper). What if? The Balance of Safety in Extremis and Productivity. American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 2001. (Invited Paper) Fixed Radiation Instrumentation for Analytical Laboratories. American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 2001. Portable Radiation Monitoring Equipment for Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Incidents. American Chemical Society National Meeting, August 2001. Funding Safe Science in Secondary Schools. American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 2003. (Invited Paper). The Future of Chemical Safety, Leading From the Front. Division of Chemical Health and Safety Howard Fawcett Award Address. American Chemical Society National Meeting, September 2003. (Invited Paper). Alternative Careers for Chemists. Panel Discussion. Division of Chemical Health and Safety, American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 2004. (Invited Panelist).