We provide comprehensive workplace investigations to identify potential airborne hazards.
Workplace, health and safety (WHS) sampling and monitoring should be undertaken in following occasions:
1. If the company suspects, or has any reason to suspect, that raw materials or products from the company’s processes and operations has a potential health impact on the health and safety of its employees and other people working in or around their site.
2. As part of company’s internal WHS system and its moral obligation:
· Management proactive decision to to establish baseline and ongoing data to determine the possibility of exceeding the allowable workplace concentration values for airborne pollutants.
· Sustainable workplace environment and the implementation of existing WHS program (e.g., OHSAS 18001) by conducting regular monitoring as specified by the timetable and list of hazardous analytes identified. It also enables organisations to manage operational health and safety risks and improve performance.
3. Provide guidance and to determine appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) or necessary control measures and to keep a track record of the company’s workplace compliance history as may be needed in the case of litigation.
4. Compliance to WHS Regulations and Codes of Practice of Australia.
Our Capbility
The process does not need to be intrusive or disruptive. The Ektimo field team know how important it is to keep the business functioning. We can test once, repeatedly or continuously. Internationally recognised methods (NIOSH, OSHA, ASTM) are utilised so you and your workforce can rest easy.
Our team will be happy to take the time to explain the procedure, what we are doing, why and how, if air testing is not usually your thing. Call Ektimo to discuss your concerns or your workplace needs and enjoy the benefits of a tailored program that suit your needs.
- Inhalable Dust (>10 µm <100 µm in aerodynamic size)
- Respirable Dust (<10 µm in aerodynamic size)
- Crystalline Silica (ᾳ-Quartz + Cristobalite)
- Personal Noise Monitoring (Dosimeter)
- Trace Metals (ie Sb, As, Cd, Pb, Hg, Be, Cr, Co, Mn, Ni, Se, Sn, V, Cu)
- Inorganic Acids (HBr, HCl, HNO3, H2SO4, H3PO4, HF)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (total VOCs, speciated VOCs, BTEX)
- Ammonia (NH3)
- Methane, Ethane, Propane & Butane (C1 -C4)
- Dioxins and Furans, PAH’s, PCB’s
- Sulfur gases (H2S, sulphides & mercaptans)
- Aldehydes and ketones (including formaldehyde)