Forensic Applications Consulting Technologies 

• Forensic Applications Consulting Technologies Inc., was incorporated in 2003 by Christine A. Carty (President) and Caoimhín P. Connell (Industrial Hygienist).  With over two decades of industrial hygiene and regulatory compliance experience, FACTs has earned the reputation for no-nonsense, objective, scientific investigations. 

FACTs is actively involved in international standards committees, legislative committees, and rule making.  We are actively involved in various National (US) and International committees and organizations.

We are proud members of:

• National Fire Protection Association (Mr. Connell is also a sworn law enforcement officer and serves on the NFPA Technical Committee 1986 for Respiratory Protection - representing Law Enforcement)

• American Chemical Society

• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

• Property Care Association 

• CLEOA

• Occupational Hygiene Society of Ireland

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• ASTM International Standards Committees:

• ASTM International D22 Committee (Air Quality)
• Chairman D22.08 Johnson Conference – Health Effects of Molds
• ASTM E50 Committee (Environmental Assessment & Risk Management)
• ASTM International  E30 Committee (Forensic Sciences)

• Clandestine Drug Laboratory Investigator's Association

• American Industrial Hygiene Association



Our Forensic Industrial Hygienist, Mr. Connell has been a guest lecturer across the globe including:

• Professional Development Course for the American Industrial Hygiene Association, "Clandestine Drug Laboratories" May, 2010.

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•  Mr. Connell gave a series of lectures on toxicology, sampling theory, and indoor moulds in Huntington, England, November of 2011.

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•  27th Annual Conference and Exposition of the Environmental Information Association (formerly National Asbestos Council). March 30, 2010

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• Arizona Center for Public Health Preparedness, Arizona Health Sciences Center (Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health), University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, September 10, 2009

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•  ASTM International D22 Committee: 2009 Johnson Conference: Standardization of  Mold Response Procedures University of Vermont, July 2009

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• 13th Annual AIHA/ASSE OEH&S Conference, “Exchanging Knowledge – New Times, New Ideas” Denver, CO October 2007 

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•  ASTM International D22 Committee: Bringing Science to Bear on Moisture and Mold in the Built Environment, University of Colorado, June 2006

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•  National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB), Palm Springs California November, 1998

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•  Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers , August, 2002

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•  IAQ in Schools and Commercial Buildings seminar, Corpus Christi, Texas, March 2003

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• A summary of some of Mr. Connell's lectures in clandestine drug lab issues can be found here.

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• A summary of some of Mr. Connell's lectures in Indoor Air Quality related issues can be found here.

Business Ethics

FACTs places an ultimate goal on ethical consultation, including client confidentiality.  No information is shared or distributed without the client's permisison, court order or within the public domain. 

FACTs will provide our clients the objective truth, and interpret our data to the highest standard of care.

Who We Are

Caoimhín P. Connell
Forensic Industrial Hygienist

Mr. Connell has over 25 years experience as a practicing Industrial Hygienist.  Prior to practicing Industrial Hygiene, Mr. Connell had approximately 10 years experience as an analytical chemist for such prestigious organizations as General Foods Corporation (Ireland), Hazen Research, and the EPA CLP Colorado School of Mines Research Institute, where Mr. Connell employed US EPA SW846, NIOSH, and MCAWW analysis protocols.

Mr. Connell has a background in analytical chemistry and microbiological applications in mining related activities, and environmental chemistry and fugitive emission migration modeling.  Mr. Connell was a radiation safety officer for approximately 16 years with a notable Industrial Hygiene consultation firm, and has been the Radiation Safety Officer on several ionizing radiation sites, including Denver Radium Sites, and CERCLA/SARA NTP sites involved in RCRA remediation.

Mr. Connell is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the Colorado Drug Investigators Association, ASTM International, the Occupational Hygiene Society of Ireland and as an active, sworn law enforcement officer in the State of Colorado, Mr. Connell represents his agency as a member of the InterAgency Board (Health, Medical, and Responder Safety SubGroup).  He is currently contracted by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, CRCPI to travel throughout Colorado providing law enforcement sensitive and general public information on clandestine drug laboratories.   

Christine Carty
Owner and President

Ms. Carty has an extended background in criminal justice administration and with that, a realistic sense of political needs. Prior to the formation of FACTs,  Ms. Carty designed and operated her own consulting company mainly dealing with specific statewide criminal justice issues.