Exposure Monitoring
Introduction
AEC's team of occupational hygienists undertake airborne exposure monitoring for a wide range of hazardous substances in accordance with the latest monitoring guidelines, methods and techniques.
A hazardous substance may occur in many forms, eg dusts, fumes, gases, vapours etc; AEC undertake personal and fixed point static sampling of contaminants using a variety of techniques including real-time analysis, sampling pumps and passive samplers, as well as providing laboratory analysis of collected samples.
Many people are exposed to a variety of hazardous substances at work that can, under certain conditions, have a harmful affect on their health and well-being. By measuring the levels of exposure present within the workplace, in association with detailed observations of work activities, and referencing these levels to current workplace exposure limits, results can indicate if employees are at risk.
Regulations
Under the 'Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended)' employers have a legal duty, in the first instance, to assess the risk to health created by work involving substances hazardous to health (Regulation 6), and if required the employer shall ensure that the exposure of employees to substances hazardous to health is monitored in accordance with a suitable procedure (Regulation 10(1)).
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Case Study
AEC have recently completed a nine-month exposure-monitoring programme on behalf of a major US company working in the UK.
The project involved regular exposure monitoring, for both dust and additional contaminants, of a number of operatives employed in a large-scale refurbishment project.
Throughout the duration of the project AEC worked closely with the company including awareness training for the operatives and offering guidance and advice on how to reduce exposures including control measures, working methods and PPE / RPE.
As a result of the monitoring programme, and AEC's guidance, exposures were kept to a minimum and operatives reported they felt 'safe and protected'.
