Aurora Industrial Hygiene

What Aurora Industrial Hygiene does

Aurora Industrial Hygiene, Inc. is a California-based industrial hygiene and environmental health consulting firm founded in 1996 by Karen Shockley and Grace Rinck. The firm provides five core service lines: industrial hygiene surveys (air monitoring, noise, radiation, respiratory protection, OSHA compliance), safety and risk management consulting, asbestos and lead management (inspection through abatement and clearance), indoor air quality investigations, and customized training programs. All work is performed under the oversight of Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH) and other credentialed professionals (CAC, CDPH, CSP, CMC) licensed by federal, state, and local agencies, with each staff member carrying over 25 years of field experience.

The firm operates from two California offices (San Diego and Signal Hill) and serves government agencies, school districts, healthcare facilities, and commercial/industrial clients across the Western United States. Aurora holds Women, Minority, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certification, which supports access to set-aside government contracts. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees for inspections, monitoring, assessments, and remediation oversight, with quote-based pricing per engagement.

Effective May 30, 2026, Aurora was acquired by Citadel EHS, combining nearly 120 professionals under one West Coast environmental health, safety, and sustainability consulting platform. The combined entity now offers an expanded service portfolio spanning building sciences, industrial hygiene and safety, environmental engineering, environmental compliance, and ESG/sustainability, while preserving the Aurora brand, founders, and client service model.

Name

Aurora Industrial Hygiene

Legal name

Aurora Industrial Hygiene, Inc.

Website

https://auroraih.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aurora Industrial Hygiene is a California-based industrial hygiene and environmental health consulting firm, founded in 1996, serving government agencies, school districts, healthcare facilities, and commercial clients with certified CIH-led surveys, asbestos/lead management, indoor air quality, and safety services. Aurora joined Citadel EHS in May 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hygiene Consulting

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene (BPAHAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) & Building Health Assessments (EUAHAGAG), Industrial Hygiene & Exposure Control (Noise, Dust, Respiratory) (EDABAEAC)

Keywords

• Industrial hygiene consulting
• Occupational health services
• Asbestos and lead management
• Indoor air quality assessment
• Safety and risk management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Hygiene Consulting Services: Project-based professional services including industrial hygiene surveys, safety audits, asbestos/lead management, and indoor air quality assessments. Revenue generated through consulting fees for assessments, inspections, monitoring, and remediation oversight services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Aurora Industrial Hygiene is a consulting firm that provides industrial hygiene, safety, asbestos/lead management, indoor air quality, and training services to government agencies, school districts, healthcare facilities, and commercial clients. Services include comprehensive surveys, regulatory compliance audits, exposure assessments, remediation oversight, and customized training delivered by Certified Industrial Hygienists and related licensed professionals across California and the Western US.

Product overview

Aurora Industrial Hygiene is a consulting firm offering five interconnected service areas: Industrial Hygiene Services (core comprehensive surveys covering air monitoring, noise, radiation, respiratory protection, and OSHA compliance), Safety and Risk Management (regulatory compliance and construction safety), Asbestos and Lead Services (full project lifecycle from inspection through abatement), Indoor Air Quality Services (investigation and remediation for buildings), and Training Services (customized courses on hazardous materials and industrial hygiene). Founded in 1996, the firm serves diverse clients including government agencies, school districts, healthcare facilities, and private companies across the Western United States. Effective May 30, 2026, Aurora joined Citadel EHS, expanding to a combined team of nearly 120 professionals.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Hygiene Services Comprehensive industrial hygiene surveys performed under oversight of Certified Industrial Hygienists, tailored to worksite needs. Includes personal air monitoring, noise monitoring and hearing conservation, radiation safety programs, respiratory protection evaluation and training, litigation support and expert testimony, confined space audits, ergonomic analyses, hazard communication audits, indoor air quality evaluations, and OSHA compliance audits.
• Safety and Risk Management Safety and risk management consulting to help clients navigate federal and state regulations protecting workers and the general public. Includes safety management programs, safety audits and inspections, regulatory compliance audits, risk assessments, safety/health hazard recognition, specification preparation, project monitoring, and construction safety management.
• Asbestos and Lead Services Comprehensive asbestos and lead management services taking projects from initial inspection through abatement and clearance testing. Includes asbestos and lead paint inspections, air monitoring, health hazard screens, management planning, abatement design, contract administration, and operations and maintenance programs. Provided by Certified Industrial Hygienists, CDPH Certified Lead Inspectors, Asbestos Consultants, risk assessors, project monitors and designers, and AHERA asbestos specialists.
• Indoor Air Quality Services Indoor air quality surveys performed for universities, school districts, residences, and local governmental agencies. Includes occupant interviews, HVAC system inspection, sampling for oxygen, CO, CO2, formaldehyde, temperature, and humidity, sampling for mold, pollen and dust, development of sampling protocols, recommendations for IAQ resolution, oversight of mold abatement, and post-remediation inspection and sampling.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Citadel EHScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2026Aurora Industrial Hygiene has officially joined Citadel EHS as of May 30, 2026, marking a new chapter after 30 years in business. The merger combines Aurora's industrial hygiene expertise with Citadel's environmental health, safety, and sustainability consulting capabilities. Together, the combined team operates across the Western US with nearly 120 professionals offering expanded services in building sciences, industrial hygiene and safety, environmental engineering, environmental compliance, and ESG/sustainability. The co-founders Karen Shockley and Grace Rinck chose Citadel based on shared values, passion, and commitment to quality work.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Antea Group: Global EHS consulting firm providing industrial hygiene, safety management, asbestos management, and environmental compliance services. Closely matches Aurora's service portfolio and similar public-sector/government client base; competes directly in California RFPs.
• Haley & Aldrich: Employee-owned EHS and geotechnical consulting firm offering industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, asbestos/lead management, and occupational safety services. Comparable in IH depth and government/institutional client focus, though with broader geotechnical capabilities.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and EHS advisory firm offering industrial hygiene, asbestos/lead, IAQ, safety, and environmental compliance consulting. Highly comparable service mix and similar regulatory/compliance orientation, with a deeper bench across multiple geographies.
• Apex Companies: Mid-sized environmental and health & safety consulting firm offering industrial hygiene, asbestos/lead, indoor air quality, and safety audits. Overlaps with Aurora's core services and government/school district client mix; competes for many of the same West Coast RFPs.
• Citadel EHS: Direct peer and now acquirer (May 2026) — West Coast EHS consulting firm offering building sciences, industrial hygiene, environmental engineering, and ESG/sustainability. Pre-merger operated as a directly comparable EHS consultancy serving many of the same government, education, and healthcare clients in California.
• Trinity Consultants: National EHS consulting firm specializing in industrial hygiene, regulatory compliance, air quality permitting, and safety services. Directly comparable in service mix (IH, air quality, asbestos/lead) and target customer segments, but at materially larger scale across the US.

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: Global engineering, design, and consulting firm with a significant EHS practice covering IH, environmental compliance, and sustainability. Competes for larger multi-disciplinary EHS mandates; broad incumbent relative to Aurora's specialist positioning.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy with a sizable EHS and industrial hygiene practice serving government and commercial clients. Overlaps with Aurora on school district, healthcare, and government work in California, though Arcadis is significantly broader in scope.
• NV5 Global: Technical engineering and consulting firm offering environmental, EHS, and IH services including asbestos, IAQ, and safety. Public company providing infrastructure, environmental, and IH services across the Western US, with overlap on government/institutional RFPs in California.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): World's largest pure-play sustainability and EHS consultancy with deep IH, safety, asbestos, and IAQ capabilities. Competes for the largest enterprise EHS mandates; Aurora/Citadel typically compete for mid-tier and government contracts where ERM is less price-competitive.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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