Please contact us our Occupational Hygiene department: / 023 9272 8040.
Chemical Exposure Monitoring Services Bookings and Enquiries If the daily (8-hour) or short-term (15 minute) exposures exceed the WEL then control measures are required to be implemented based on the ‘principles of good practice’ laid down in the COSHH Regulations. This is typically conducted using personal air sampling pumps mounted on the waist, connected to sampling media positioned in the breathing zone. WELs are published in the HSE document EH40.Įxposure is conducted in the breathing zone, defined as a 30cm hemispherical zone below the nose and mouth. One of the definitions of control is exposure must not exceed the Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL). The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health ( COSHH) Regulations requires that such exposure is prevented or controlled. Such exposures can cause acute and/or chronic health effects. Many more people suffer from ill health as a result of exposure to such hazardous substances.Īirborne hazardous substances can be in the form of: When your measurements are in this zone, air is moving well through the large airways in your lungs.
Our Chartered Occupational Hygienists have many years of experience in Personal Exposure Monitoring and Controlling Airborne Hazardous Substances.Īpproximately 13,000 persons die every year in the UK from diseases caused by occupational exposure to airborne hazardous substances. This is the zone you should be in every day.
Gully Howard Technical’s Occupational Hygiene department offer clients a range of services including, Chemical Exposure Monitoring Services.
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