Occupational Exposure Testing
Air Matters specialises in the measurement of workplace contaminants and the assessment of associated workplace hazards using international standards and current technology. These assessments can be used to help meet the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act or to help companies develop and meet internal goals for following best practice.
Occupational Hygiene specialty areas include:
- Dust
- Wood dust
- Asbestos
- Silica
- Solvents
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
- Aldehydes, especially formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde
- Isocyanates
- Metals
- Welding fume
- Ozone
- Combustion gases (carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, oxygen)
- Other chemicals
- Biological agents, fungi and bacteria
- Confined space gases
- Compressed air testing and certification
- Devise and manage sampling plans for baseline, periodic and annual exposure testing
- Guidance for engineered solutions to reduce air contaminants
- Guidance with appropriate protective clothing
- Staff training in gas monitor use
Air Matters has worked with many different sectors of the economy including: surface coating industries, timber mills, printers, abrasive blasters, galvanisers, veterinarian product manufacturers, chemical manufacturers and processors, food manufacturers, steel fabricators, metal refiners, and waste disposal companies.
Some of our recent clients include:
- Mainzeal Property and Construction Ltd
- Red Stag Timber Ltd
- Transpacific Industries Group Ltd
- Living Earth Ltd
- Unitec New Zealand
- Frucor Beverages Ltd
- Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
- Inghams Enterprises NZ
- Mulfords Engineering
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Case Study: Victoria Park Tunnel Alliance
The 340 million dollar Victoria Park Tunnel (VPT) in central Auckland is designed to address the last major bottleneck on the central motorway between the Auckland Harbour Bridge and Newmarket. It involves the construction of a 450m cut and cover tunnel adjacent to the existing viaduct in Victoria Park and motorway widening through St Mary's Bay.
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Air Matters was engaged by VPT to conduct air testing during the excavation and construction phases of the tunnel development.
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Emergency response air testing carried out for polyaromatic hydrocarbons, BTEX, VOCs, phenols and cresols and hydrogen cyanide during the excavation of contaminated land.
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Personal exposure monitoring was carried out for dust and silica.
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Routine monthly monitoring and reporting of gas levels including hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulphide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and VOCs undertaken.
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Training was given on the use of gas monitoring equipment and Air Matters presented workshops at one of the key site health and safety training days.
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