Andrew F. Oberta, MPH, CIH

Andrew F. Oberta, MPH, CIH

The Environmental Consultancy

(left) Andy Oberta during a speakers' panel at the Global Asbestos Congress in Tokyo, Japan in November 2004; (right) Addressing the European Conference on Asbestos Risks and Management; (home page) Mr. Oberta addresses the Hellenic Asbestos Conference in Athens, Greece in 2002.

Andy Oberta is an asbestos guru -- and a former rocket scientist -- who holds the unique combination of Aeronautical Engineering and Master of Public Health degrees. He is an internationally-recognized expert on asbestos control, a field in which he has specialized since 1980. In addition to consulting and training services, he provides expert witness services for litigation related to the management of asbestos-containing materials.His experience includes many unusual, challenging and confidential projects, of which the following are a few examples. Click on the links in the boxes for details on these assignments.

Asbestos Guidance Document for the World Bank
Construction site contaminated with asbestos-cement waste Asbestos management program for a major university

Asbestos management program for a paper mill Community exposure near asbestos mines in South Africa Asbestos management for a primary metals company

Asbestos management program and training for electric utility Asbestos abatement project in a large warehouse Claim involving removal of 100,000 ft² of floor tile

Technical support to the U S Postal Service Asbestos contamination in Northern Israel Work practices training for non-friable materials

Mr. Oberta has served as an expert for EPA in a criminal case involving illegal asbestos removal and as a court-appointed expert in a case involving the WR Grace DMA process.

Mr. Oberta is the instructor for the ASTM International (formerly American Society for Testing and Materials) Standards for Asbestos Control courses and is the author of the ASTM Manual on Asbestos Control: Surveys, Removal and Management -- Second Edition (2005), as well as the first edition published in 1995.

Mr. Oberta has nearly thirty years of professional experience as an environmental consultant, having provided services in air pollution and industrial hygiene as well as asbestos consulting. He is Certified in Comprehensive Practice by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene and is licensed as an Asbestos Consultant in Texas. Mr. Oberta is accredited according to EPA asbestos regulations as an Inspector, Management Planner and Project Designer for schools and for public, commercial and industrial buildings.

Mr. Oberta has served as President of the Environmental Information Association (the former National Asbestos Council), and also as an officer and director. He received the Jack Snider, Jr. Lifetime achievement award from EIA in 2006. He is Chairman of the ASTM Task Group on Asbestos Management, and is a member of ASTM committees on environmental assessment and on asbestos sampling and analysis. Mr. Oberta chaired the American Industrial Hygiene Association Asbestos subcommittee and was elected an AIHA Fellow in 2007.

Prior to entering the environmental field, Mr. Oberta worked in the aerospace industry on rocket propulsion and interplanetary spacecraft programs. His primary contributions were in the development of large solid rockets and in the fields of planetary quarantine and contamination control. Early in his career, he was a member of the American Rocket Society.

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For information about Mr. Oberta’s asbestos consulting services, contact him at:

The Environmental Consultancy
107 Route 620 South, Suite 102, M/S 35E
Austin, TX 78734
(512) 266-1368 / (800) 668-1368 (both lines voice and fax)
e-mail to info@asbestosguru-oberta.com

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	Andrew F. Oberta, MPH, CIH The Environmental Consultancy
	(left) Andy Oberta during a speakers' panel at the Global Asbestos Congress in Tokyo, Japan in November 2004; (right) Addressing the European Conference on Asbestos Risks and Management; (home page) Mr. Oberta addresses the Hellenic Asbestos Conference in Athens, Greece in 2002.

Andy Oberta is an asbestos guru -- and a former rocket scientist -- who holds the unique combination of Aeronautical Engineering and Master of Public Health degrees. He is an internationally-recognized expert on asbestos control, a field in which he has specialized since 1980. In addition to consulting and training services, he provides expert witness services for litigation related to the management of asbestos-containing materials.His experience includes many unusual, challenging and confidential projects, of which the following are a few examples. Click on the links in the boxes for details on these assignments.
Asbestos Guidance Document for the World Bank	Construction site contaminated with asbestos-cement waste	Asbestos management program for a major university
Asbestos management program for a paper mill	Community exposure near asbestos mines in South Africa	Asbestos management for a primary metals company
Asbestos management program and training for electric utility	Asbestos abatement project in a large warehouse	Claim involving removal of 100,000 ft² of floor tile
Technical support to the U S Postal Service	Asbestos contamination in Northern Israel	Work practices training for non-friable materials
Mr. Oberta has served as an expert for EPA in a criminal case involving illegal asbestos removal and as a court-appointed expert in a case involving the WR Grace DMA process.
Mr. Oberta is the instructor for the ASTM International (formerly American Society for Testing and Materials) Standards for Asbestos Control courses and is the author of the ASTM Manual on Asbestos Control: Surveys, Removal and Management -- Second Edition (2005), as well as the first edition published in 1995. Mr. Oberta has nearly thirty years of professional experience as an environmental consultant, having provided services in air pollution and industrial hygiene as well as asbestos consulting. He is Certified in Comprehensive Practice by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene and is licensed as an Asbestos Consultant in Texas. Mr. Oberta is accredited according to EPA asbestos regulations as an Inspector, Management Planner and Project Designer for schools and for public, commercial and industrial buildings. Mr. Oberta has served as President of the Environmental Information Association (the former National Asbestos Council), and also as an officer and director. He received the Jack Snider, Jr. Lifetime achievement award from EIA in 2006. He is Chairman of the ASTM Task Group on Asbestos Management, and is a member of ASTM committees on environmental assessment and on asbestos sampling and analysis. Mr. Oberta chaired the American Industrial Hygiene Association Asbestos subcommittee and was elected an AIHA Fellow in 2007. Prior to entering the environmental field, Mr. Oberta worked in the aerospace industry on rocket propulsion and interplanetary spacecraft programs. His primary contributions were in the development of large solid rockets and in the fields of planetary quarantine and contamination control. Early in his career, he was a member of the American Rocket Society.