Licenses and Certifications

IEM is a woman-owned/operated small business, incorporated in the State of Tennessee (1994), with offices in Tennessee, Maryland (Washington, DC metropolitan area) and Ohio.  Our Nuclear Services Division is located in our Tennessee office, and our corporate office is in Maryland.

IEM is certified to the ISO 9001:2000 (without design) International Quality System Standard (Certificate No. 08.002.1).  The IEM quality management system was audited and certified by Smithers Quality Assessments Inc. (SQA), an independent accredited registrar, who confirmed that our Nuclear Services Division, our Consulting Division, our instrumentation program and our corporate operations are designed to ensure compliance with customer, regulatory and legal requirements.

IEM holds the following licenses and registrations:

• Maryland Department of the Environment Radioactive Materials License (No. MD-31-281-01) which permits IEM to take possession of radioactive material at sites where a license doesn't exist, or when the site license does not permit certain activities to be performed.  (This license can be invoked within the state of Maryland or in any other state under provisions of interstate reciprocity.)
• Tennessee Department of the Environment and Conservation Radioactive Waste (Broker) License-for-Delivery No. T-TN055-L06
• Maryland Department of the Environment Service Registration (No. 358-000)
• Maryland Department of the Environment X-Ray Machine Inspection Registration (No. 248-000)
• Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Ionizing Radiation Registration (CR No. 6927)
• Arkansas Department of Health Service Registration (No. VS0015).
• Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services "Qualified Experts", Categories B and F (Certificate No. 3038)
• North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Class IX Registration (No. S000589).
• Florida Department of Health Certificate of Registration (No. V-00403).
• Federal Tax Identification Number: 62-157-1793 (UIN No. 0084776670)
• Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS): 10-185-7055

IEM is qualified to practice under the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes:

• 562910 - Remediation Services
• 541330 - Engineering Services; Woman-owned Small Business
• 541360 - Radioactive Survey Services
• 541380 - Testing Services (radiation)
• 541370 - Surveying and Mapping (radiological/GPS/GIS)
• 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services (nuclear)
• 541690 - Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
• 562998 - Miscellaneous Waste Management Services (nuclear)

IEM is qualified to practice under the following Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes:

• 8299 - Educational Training Services
• 8711 - Engineering Services
• 8731 - Comm. Physical and Biological Research
• 8741 - Management Services
• 8742 - Management Consulting Services
• 8744 - Facilities Support Management Services
• 8748 - Business Management Services
• 8999 - Very Small Business

Other qualifications held by IEM and its staff members include:

• Certified Health Physicist (Comprehensive) by the American Board of Health Physics
• Certified Industrial Hygienist by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene
• Registered Technician by the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120  Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) Training
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 Confined Space Training
• U. S. Department of Energy Rad Worker-Qualified Personnel
• U. S. Department of Energy Security Clearance (Q)
• Radioactive Waste Broker/Shipper
• IEM-Qualified Health Physics Technician (RSP-006)

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