Assessing occupational exposure to noise Today’s project was an assessment of occupational exposure to noise in a factory which specialises in the production of grain milling and grains sorting machinery. The main production building is divided into three separate areas. The offices and welfare facilities are situated at the front of the building, while the [...]

Conducting a microbiological investigation Our recent project was a mansion building situated in Dorking. Our client instructed us to carry out a building inspection and microbiological sampling and to evaluate the presence of suspected fungal contamination to the external rendering of the building.  The mansion is a three-storey building with rendered traditional stone walls and [...]

Employee’s exposure to hazardous substances Today we were in Peterborough where our client asked us to carry out an assessment of occupational exposure to hazardous substances. Our main objectives of the assessment are; to measure the concentration of inhalable dust within the working environment, to measure the concentration of welding fumes within the working environment, [...]

Conducting an indoor air quality assessment Today’s client contacted us and asked us to carry out an assessment of indoor air quality in relation to selected biological and chemical contaminants. The building of interest was situated in an inner City of London and consisted of a bedroom and utility room on the lower ground floor. [...]

Is exposure to excessive noise dangerous? In this article we will be discussing our recent trip to the West Midlands, where we were asked to carry out an assessment of occupational exposure to noise in a factory. Statistically around 17,000 people in the UK suffer some degree of deafness, ringing in the ears or other [...]

Is indoor air quality contaminated? Most recently we travelled to Somerset where we were asked to carry out an assessment of indoor air quality in relation to selected biological and non-biological contaminants. The property was a residential building which dated back to the 1930’s. The current owners had occupied the property for approximately 13 years. [...]

History of damp within the property Wrexham was home to our next project, where we were asked to carry out a building inspection and damp survey. The property in question is currently being used as a dental practice and has a history of damp problems as far back as 7 years. This leak originated in [...]

Testing indoor air quality in a fire damaged factory We were called to a factory with a history of fire damage, our client instructed us to carry out an Indoor air quality investigation. The purpose of the indoor air quality assessment was to evaluate the concentration of acidic mists in the air associated with fire [...]

Exposure to hazardous substances In order to comply with the Health and Safety Legislation, our next client contacted us and asked us to carry out an assessment of occupational exposure to hazardous substances. The site we attended was a factory, situated in Stockport, which specialises in grain milling and grain sorting machinery. The building is [...]