Occupational Hygiene, Environmental & Safety Consultants

Services

Risk Assessment

Occupational hygienists were among the pioneers of risk assessment. This is because personal exposures can be measured and compared with standards such as Occupational Exposure Limits for airborne substances or Exposure Action Values for noise. Now risk assessment has generally become the preferred approach in managing Health & Safety issues.

• assistance with COSHH assessments
• noise assessments (both occupational and environmental)
• ergonomic assessments (including manual handling)

Monitoring & Investigations

Ideally, personal exposure should be investigated at the same time as the performance of any controls in use, in order to verify their performance in achieving adequate control. Adequate control means that exposure is kept below a level which would cause ill health or other adverse effects

• monitoring of exposure to dusts and vapours etc
• noise monitoring
• indoor air quality (including sick building syndrome)
• the organisation of health surveillance

Control

Control is the crux of the matter. There is no point in just measuring exposure if any problems are not addressed. Our expertise ensures that cost-effective solutions are identified and prioritised.

• the control of exposure to hazardous substances and other agents;
• noise control;
• the design, examination and testing of engineering controls (including local exhaust ventilation systems);
• project work for new and refurbished manufacturing processes, in order to incorporate good principles of control at the design stage.

Management

• assistance with the formulation and implementation of Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems (e.g. OHSAS 18001)
• audit/review of occupational health and hygiene programmes;
• review of environmental management
• waste minimisation and waste management
• sickness absence management
• setting in-house occupational exposure limits

Occupational Hygiene Training

•  customised training and awareness sessions

Expert Witness