Chris Mugford is an industrial hygienist working within EPA’s Safety Office in Research Triangle Park, N.C. While most laboratory employees at EPA strive to make our environment safer in one way or another, Chris’ job is to ensure that those EPA employees are not exposed or injured while conducting their research. He does this by for assessing, measuring, controlling, and most importantly, preventing exposures and hazards from occurring within the workplace. Chris is also a Lieutenant within the U.S. Public Health Service where he deploys to respond to public health needs domestically and abroad.

Prior to joining EPA, Chris worked as an industrial hygienist with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown, W.Va. and then as a consultant with an engineering and industrial hygiene consulting firm in Boston, Mass. Chris earned a BS degree in Community Health and Sustainability and MS degree in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene from the University of Massachusetts – Lowell.

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