Martin Upchurch

Mr. Upchurch earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas. He began his career in industrial hygiene performing inspections of buildings for asbestos, collecting building material samples for laboratory analysis to verify whether the materials contained asbestos, and then became an asbestos abatement project designer. Mr. Upchurch’s career expanded into more diverse aspects of industrial hygiene and safety consulting, including indoor air quality, chemical exposure (including, but not limited to, asbestos, benzene, carbon monoxide, silica, volatile organic chemicals, metals); microbiological exposure (including mold/fungi, bacteria and viruses); noise; lighting; and combustion byproducts in governmental, commercial, industrial, academic, and residential facilities. His work experience also includes the review of chemical usage, safety data sheets, health and safety programs, and regulatory standards. Mr. Upchurch consults and provides litigation support on matters regarding industrial hygiene, safety, and building condition, including claims of historic asbestos exposure, chemical exposure, and microbiological exposure. Building condition consulting includes, but is not limited to, mold/fungi and bacteria contamination due to water/vapor intrusion, damaged asbestos-containing material evaluation, smoke and soot contamination evaluations, and potentially hazardous chemical/substance contamination due to use or spills.

Mr. Upchurch is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), a Certified Fire and Smoke Damage Consultant (CFSC), a State of Texas Licensed Mold Assessment Consultant, a State of Florida Licensed Mold Assessor, and is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) accredited Asbestos Building Inspector, Asbestos Management Planner and Asbestos Project Designer.

Mr. Upchurch’s professional affiliations include the Board for Global EHS Credentialing® (BGC®, formerly the American Board of Industrial Hygiene®), American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists® (ACGIH®), and the American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA®).