Occupational Matters occupational hygiene consulting service

Occupational Matters provides a professional occupational hygiene consulting service. Its service includes: industrial hygiene reports and on-site monitoring for risk management, heat stress, indoor air quality, chemical management, asbestos management and noise assessments.

Its main consulting services include:

Occupational Hygiene Assessments — Standardised sampling methods exist for each type of chemical and require the right sampling procedure to be followed to quantify an accurate prediction of the site’s current contaminant levels.

Occupational Noise Surveys — On-site noise sampling completed a by Class 1 sound level meter and dosimeter for operator personal exposure levels.

Asbestos Registers — If asbestos is on-site, a register is mandatory and reviewed annually as per legislation. Asbestos degrades and releases fibres; air monitoring and visual inspection will ensure a safe workplace. Exposure to asbestos requires records to be kept up to date and findings to be accessible to workplace employees.

Risk Assessments — A risk assessment will identify, manage and eliminate possible health hazards.

Air Quality Testing — Air quality may be reduced due to pollution emissions or poor air circulation in a confined environment.

Heat Stress — A person is in danger if the body core temperature reaches 41°C. To accurately assess the risk of heat stress, a monitor is used which records both the core temperature and real-time relative humidity.

Solutions can be provided to help a site become compliant to current occupational hygiene criteria and Australian Standard standards and industry best practices.