President and CEO
E-mail: marty@orswell-kasman.com
Phone: (626) 932-1800
Marty Kasman, the principal of the company, is an ASTM Environmental Professional, a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (#4927) with the State of California, and a Registered Environmental Professional. He is also a USEPA/AHERA accredited Asbestos Management Planner and California Certified Asbestos Consultant (#99-2553). He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Environmental and Occupational Health Science from California State University at Northridge. He also has a Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). In addition, Mr. Kasman also received specialized hazardous materials training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia.
Mr. Kasman served fourteen years with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, as a Supervising Hazardous Material Specialist and Deputy Health Officer. His responsibilities included field and laboratory work in hazardous materials management, conducting inspections of industrial plant operations, and monitoring cleanup activities. In addition, Mr. Kasman has investigated hundreds of abandoned waste sites and other cases involving the illegal dumping of hazardous materials throughout Los Angeles County.
Mr. Kasman currently serves as an environmental consultant to industry management in the proper handling of hazardous materials and waste. He has taught courses in hazardous materials regulatory compliance and waste management at UCLA, California State University at Northridge, and the California Specialized Training Institute at San Luis Obispo. Mr. Kasman also served on the State of California Local Unified Program Implementation Committee (LUPIC) to develop a standardized hazardous materials contingency plan.
Mr. Kasman’s extensive education, training, and experience in hazardous materials management make him fully qualified to conduct environmental assessments and investigations. He is the former president and director of the California Hazardous Materials Investigators Association. He is also a former director of the Local Environmental Enforcement Officers Association, and the Los Angeles County Association of Environmental Health Specialists. He is a member of California and National Environmental Health Associations, the Association of Environmental Professionals, the National Association of Government Guarantee Lenders, and ASTM International.
