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- TGL Consulting Inc. is a firm owned by Thomas G. (Tom ) Laubenthal.
- Mr. Laubenthal is the owner of a professional services firm, TGL Consulting Inc. He has more than 39 years of industry service and is considered a nationally recognized subject matter expert within the asbestos and lead-based paint (LBP) control industries. He served as the Training Supervisor & Technical Chief for The Environmental Institute (TEI) in Marietta, Georgia for ~18 years. There he developed and presented asbestos and LBP programs for one of the most respected training providers in the United States.
- He has also provided expertise to regulatory agencies (EPA, NIOSH and NIST) providing expert input on regulatory development and peer review to agency activities and published guidance documents. He has provided congressional testimony and has addressed senior Senate staff members on asbestos issues.
- He has a national and international flow of information in this area; electronically, in print and via a variety of professional local and national conference presentations. He has published 53 articles primarily on asbestos issues.
- In addition to work with TEI, Mr. Laubenthal has significant leadership roles in industry and currently serves on a number of industry associations boards:
- The Environmental Information Association, Past National President, Past President’s Emeritus Board and recipient of the Snyder Lifetime Achievement Award and various other service awards.
- The Lead Environmental Hazards Association, National Board Member
- Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, Prevention Advisory Board Member
- He is also an active member of ASTM International and is the manager of two work practice standards and has received a service award for producing an online training program:
- · ASTM E-2356: Standard Practice for Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys
- · ASTM E-1368: Standard Practice for Visual Inspection of Asbestos Abatement Projects
- He has served as a Technical Expert for National Institute for Standards and Technology’s National Voluntary Accreditation Program (NIST/NVLAP) PLM asbestos analysis laboratory accreditation program for 35 years.
- He received his B.S. in Geology from Georgia State University.
- A form of resume can be found on his LinkedIn page along with a listing of many of his publications.
