Testing for Hazardous Substances in the Workplace

Protect Your Employees from Hazardous Substances

Hazardous chemicals and toxic substances cause significant risk at workplace, making workers more vulnerable to exposure and injury. Special protection is therefore a must for anyone who works with explosive or chemical substances and/or hazardous physical agents. We can test and inspect your workplace for compliance with hazardous substance regulations. If your test results exceed official limits, our experts can recommend the appropriate measures.

Benefits at a Glance

With independent test and risk assessments by our experts, you can:

  • Ensure compliance with legal requirements and regulations on hazardous substances and physical agents
  • Minimize your risk of liability
  • Promote preventative occupational health and safety and reduce your rates of absenteeism
  • Boost your employees' confidence in the safety of your workplace
  • Benefit from our independent third party test reports that are highly respected by end consumers and government agencies

Our Services for Hazardous Substances

  • Testing for airborne hazardous substances, ionizing radiation, nonionizing radiation, and noise in the workplace
  • Workplace tests and risk assessments
  • Measuring hazardous substances as required by hazardous substance regulations
  • Comparing and evaluating results with official limits for workplaces
  • Recommending further measures if remedial action is necessary

Our Test Standards

OSHA 29 CFR 1910 regulations:

1910.94 Ventilation

1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure

1910.97 Nonionizing Radiation

1910 Subpart H—Hazardous Materials

1910 Subpart I—Personal Protective Equipment

1910 Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances

1910.1096 Ionizing Radiation

ACGIH Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents & Biological Exposure Indices

SEMI Standards:

SEMI S2 Environmental, Health, and Safety Guideline for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

SEMI S6 EHS Guideline for Exhaust Ventilation of Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

SEMI S18 Environmental, Health, and Safety Guideline for Silane Family Gases Handling

Examples of Hazardous Substances

  • Explosive materials and preparations
  • Materials and preparations that can generate hazardous substances during use
  • Other dangerous chemical substances in the workplace

Examples of Hazardous Physical Agents

Noise

Ionizing Radiation

  • X-ray
  • Alpha particles
  • Beta particles
  • Neutrons
  • High frequency ultraviolet rays
  • Gamma rays

Nonionizing Radiation

  • Static magnetic fields
  • Sub-Radio-frequency
  • Power frequency
  • Radio-frequency
  • Infrared energy
  • Visible light
  • Ultraviolet energy/light