Occupational Matters - Products

If asbestos is on site a register is mandatory & reviewed annually as per legislation. Asbestos degrades & releases fibres; air monitoring and visual inspection will ensure a safe workplace. Exposure to asbestos requires records to be kept up to date and findings to be accessible to workplace employees. Visible asbestos labelling is mandatory and needed in an event of an emergency.

Air quality may be reduced due to pollution emissions or poor air circulation in a confined environment. An assessment identifies the contaminants & levels if high requires remediation. Odour investigations are similar though target an offensive pollutant & resolve the cause of the emission. Indoor commercial environments require regular HVAC monitoring to ensure a healthy building.

Testing contaminants by onsite sampling to see the workplace levels & are compared to exposure limits to check a site’s compliance. Contaminants could be chemicals, dust, silica or asbestos. Standardised sampling methods exist for each type of chemical and require the right sampling procedure to be followed to quantify an accurate prediction of the sites current contaminant levels.

Onsite noise sampling completed a by Class 1 sound level meter & dosimeter for operator personal exposure levels. Noise levels must comply to an average noise criteria of 85 decibels over an 8 hour day. Dosimeter surveys require a monitor worn for a minimum of 4 hours for an 8 hour shift as per Australian Standards.