hazardous substances

Exposure to substances hazardous to health in the workplace Our next project took us to Northampton where we conducted an assessment of occupational exposure to hazardous substances in a factory. The factory of concern specialised in the manufacturing of small rubber and plastic components for the automotive and oil industry. The manufacturing site is split [...]

Hazardous substances within the workplace Our next client contacted us with concerns regarding the hazardous substances his employees were being exposed to during a typical working day. The main hazardous substances employees are exposed to are various solvents such as; methanol, acetone, isopropyl alcohol, toluene and chloroform. These chemical compounds are used in a laboratory [...]

Exposure to excessive noise in workplace Matlock, Derbyshire was home to our most recent project. We were contacted and asked to attend a factory which specialises in the production and the processing of calcium carbonate, calcium oxide and dihydroxide products. The factory site consist of one process hall, bagging sheds and several ancillary buildings, offices [...]

Exposure to hazardous substances within the workplace In today’s article we will be discussing our recent visit to a company in Canary Wharf, London. Our client contacted us and requested that we carried out an assessment of occupational exposure to hazardous substances in order to comply with Health and Safety legislations. The company employs engineers [...]

Control of hazardous substances within the workplace At Sysco Environmental Ltd, we are able to offer our customers a complete range of occupational exposure monitoring solutions to identify, evaluate and control risk to worker’s health from exposure to hazardous substances. Specialist monitoring provides a scientifically solid basis for identification of the most appropriate solution to [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Occupational exposure to chemicals hazardous to health Heanor, Derbyshire was home to our most recent project. Our client asked us to attend their site with the intention of carrying out an inspection of the site and chemical exposure testing. Daily tasks in the factory include printing, this process involves the use of a solvent containing [...]

What hazardous substances are employees exposed to? For our most recent project we were invited to a converted farm building in Hilton. Our client’s company specialises in the production of custom made articles of furniture, so employees are expected to be exposed to wood dust and volatile organic compounds (VOC’s). It is our job to [...]