What is Formaldehyde and where is it found? Formaldehyde has many medical and industrial applications. The ubiquitous low-molecular weight substance is volatile and can be found indoors as well as outdoors. It is found extensively in textiles as well as in building products used in commercial and residential buildings. Millions of us are unknowingly exposed [...]
Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Substances
Are employees exposed to hazardous substances? When working in factories employees are exposed to a number of hazardous substances which are produced as a result of producing items made from materials such as metals and plastics. It is the employers role to ensure that the levels of hazardous substances which their employees are exposed to [...]
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Substances
Employees exposed to Hazardous Substances Our next project took us to West Yorkshire, where we attended a Sculpture Park. Our client asked us to carry out an assessment of occupational exposure to hazardous substances as their employees were working in close proximity to sculptures made with crystalline penta-hydrate of copper sulphate. Our client needed to [...]
An Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Substances
History of Hazardous Substances in building As a part of their continuing commitment to comply with Health and Safety Legislations, a company we previously undertook a Lead Survey for, invited us back in order to complete an assessment of occupational exposure to hazardous substances. Our aims for this project were to measure the concentration of [...]