Does your company use substances that may be hazardous to health?

Are you aware of the exposure levels to hazardous substances experienced by your employees?

Occupational hygiene monitoring can assist in determining the level of exposure experienced by your employees and identify areas where additional control measures or changes in working procedure can reduce operator exposure and improve efficiency.

We can undertake occupational hygiene monitoring to establish employees' exposures to substances hazardous health used by your company and determine whether the controls used are appropriate for the level of exposure.

Occupational hygiene monitoring for hazardous substances involves:

• Personal monitoring of operative whilst completing tasks involving the hazardous substance
• Review of working practices to determine whether these may be contributing to the level of hazardous substance in the air
• Visual inspection of the workplace to establish levels of housekeeping
• Analysis of samples by a UKAS accredited laboratory
• Provision of report detailing results of monitoring, conclusions and recommendations to minimise exposure where appropriate.

Quality Assurance

• Use of UKAS accredited laboratories for sample analysis
• Use of HSE Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances (MDHS) Guidance to complete monitoring
• All consultants have over 8 years experience in undertaking occupational hygiene monitoring.

Click on this link to go to the Health & Safety Executive website for further information about Occupational Hygiene:  www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm