Air Quality Monitoring

The COSHH Regulations 2005

COSHH logo The Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations (COSHH) requires by law, employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health. Hazardous substances may be:

Classified as such under the Chemicals Regulations 2002
Substances with workplace exposure limits as listed in EH40 (HSE)
Biological agents
Dusts where air concentrations exceed levels specified in COSHH

Monitoring of Airborne Hazardous Substances

Factory worker All hazardous substances must be assessed for risk to human health. Monitoring of airborne substances is required where:

there could be serious risk to health if control measures failed or deteriorated
exposure limits may be exceeded
control measures might not be working efficiently

Cirrus Environmental Solutions Ltd has considerable experience in the field of air quality monitoring and assessment. Our staff are qualified to undertake COSHH compliance monitoring and assessment, and are able to provide the following services:

Determination of employee exposure to airborne contaminants
Measurement of ambient levels of airborne contaminants
Pinpointing and assessing significant sources of contaminants
Evaluation of potential risk to human health
Assessment of efficiency of engineering (local exhaust ventilation) and process control measures
Investigation of air quality issues or concerns

Using a combination of traditional gravimetric and real time instrumental monitoring techniques, we are able to compare personal exposures with both long and short-term exposure limits as specified in HSE publications. From this we can assess the level of compliance with COSHH. Our state of the art equipment allows us to measure:

total inhalable, thoracic and respirable dust
DEE’s (diesel exhaust emissions)
lead
respirable fibre
acid mists
combustion gases
explosive gases
organic vapours
bacterial loading

Our interpretive reports not only discuss the findings from monitoring and through site observations, but give full recommendations on remedial actions where required. Should we encounter any air quality issues on site, we are confident that we can offer a sensible and practical solution, every time.

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	Air Quality Monitoring The COSHH Regulations 2005 The Control of Substances Hazardous To Health Regulations (COSHH) requires by law, employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health. Hazardous substances may be: Classified as such under the Chemicals Regulations 2002 Substances with workplace exposure limits as listed in EH40 (HSE) Biological agents Dusts where air concentrations exceed levels specified in COSHH Monitoring of Airborne Hazardous Substances All hazardous substances must be assessed for risk to human health. Monitoring of airborne substances is required where: there could be serious risk to health if control measures failed or deteriorated exposure limits may be exceeded control measures might not be working efficiently Cirrus Environmental Solutions Ltd has considerable experience in the field of air quality monitoring and assessment. Our staff are qualified to undertake COSHH compliance monitoring and assessment, and are able to provide the following services: Determination of employee exposure to airborne contaminants Measurement of ambient levels of airborne contaminants Pinpointing and assessing significant sources of contaminants Evaluation of potential risk to human health Assessment of efficiency of engineering (local exhaust ventilation) and process control measures Investigation of air quality issues or concerns Using a combination of traditional gravimetric and real time instrumental monitoring techniques, we are able to compare personal exposures with both long and short-term exposure limits as specified in HSE publications. From this we can assess the level of compliance with COSHH. Our state of the art equipment allows us to measure: total inhalable, thoracic and respirable dust DEE’s (diesel exhaust emissions) lead respirable fibre acid mists combustion gases explosive gases organic vapours bacterial loading Our interpretive reports not only discuss the findings from monitoring and through site observations, but give full recommendations on remedial actions where required. Should we encounter any air quality issues on site, we are confident that we can offer a sensible and practical solution, every time.