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Occupational hygiene is a specialist area, one in which Industrial
Hygiene Management are well
recognised
in the industry. Dianne Allen is the
Principal Hygienist, she is a Certified Occupational Hygienist and a
full member of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH).
All employees have membership with the AIOH.
The support offered is performed only by those fully trained, certified and competent in that area, and together with a client portfolio of many national and multinational companies, you can be sure of first class support based on best practice experience.
Irrespective of the support, a four-step process for developing the
basics underpinning your support needs is applied. The application of
this process relates to the outcomes including data entry, report preparation
and site communications.
| Step 1. Exposure |
Industrial Hygiene Management recognises the physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychological exposure impacts from the work environment. |
| Step 2. Identification |
Industrial Hygiene Management identifies hygiene issues through employee interviews, surveys, investigations, audits and data review. |
| Step 3. Assessment |
Industrial Hygiene Management uses qualitative and quantitative methods to gather information on employee exposures and conduct statistical analysis on the monitoring results to determine the health risks.
Assessments include:
Air contaminant monitoring
- Dusts
- Fibres
- Gases
- Vapours
- Fumes
- General air quality
Microbiological
- Water and air testing
- Legionnaires
Noise
- Preliminary noise surveys
- Legislative noise reports
- Noise dosimetry
Lighting
Ergonomics
- General workstation assessments
Heat stress and fatigue
- Heat stress assessments
- Fatigue management
Ventilation
Other support
- Quantitative respirator face fit testing
- Respiratory protection program implementation
- Asbestos management program
implementation
- Noise management program implementation
- Tool box session presentations
- Induction development
- Hygiene Monitoring Technician training
- Hygiene monitoring program design and implementation
- CONTAM work place surveys
- Conducting site air and noise monitoring for CONTAM and site reporting requirements
- Hygiene monitoring equipment hire
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Step 4. Control |
Industrial Hygiene Management develops solutions by way of workable control strategies and programs, to ensure comprehensive management of these hazards. Solutions include audits and reviews for control effectiveness and for further improvement opportunities. |
Responsive support
 Industrial Hygiene Management is capable of quick responsive action depending on the urgency and is geared to respond to your needs at short notice via:
- Associations with selected certified occupational hygienists and hygiene related specialists
- Associations with selected safety, environment and also health specialists
- Company owned NATA calibrated, up-to-date hygiene monitoring equipment
- NATA certified laboratory and advisory services
If required, urgent advice and the support of Dianne Allen, the principal
hygienist, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Contact Industrial Hygiene Management for more information. |
