Managing the risks from air pollution
Managing the work health and safety (WHS) risks from air pollution in the workplace is a duty for anyone conducting a business. And with the recent public health situation resulting in a more time spent indoors, it’s more important than ever to make sure that you and your workers are breathing is safe.
Air pollution is caused by both natural sources (including bushfires, dust storms and pollen) and human activities (including wood burners and motor vehicles). More importantly, air pollution is a hazard and to meet your WHS duties it needs to be monitored.
Safe Work Australia have created recommendations on how to meet these duties – in the case of air pollution, identifying the hazards via indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring, determining the associated risks based on the results and the steps to eliminate or minimise these risks.
Looking to conduct your own IAQ investigations? Instruments such as the YES Air 8-channel IAQ monitor from CET detects common air pollutants including carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulphur dioxide, lead and particles (PM10 and PM2.5), allowing you to make a comprehensive assessment of the air in your work space.
View the fact sheet on the Safe Work Australia website below for further information on how to best reduce your risks.
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How to measure IAQ
We also stock a range of TSI IAQ monitors that can measure multiple parameters for IAQ investigations. If you’re new to IAQ, we’ll help you get started with a discount of up to 20% off (capped at $2,000) selected models until 30th Apr 2020*. Interested? Contact us to discuss your monitoring needs.
IAQ-Calc – Cost effective IAQ meters for CO2 monitoring, plus CO, Temperature, Humidity measurement and data logging.
TSI 7515 IAQ-Calc Indoor Air Quality Meter
TSI 7525 IAQ-Calc Indoor Air Quality Meter
TSI 7545 IAQ-Calc Indoor Air Quality Meter
Q-Trak, P-Trak, YesAir- Advanced IAQ monitor for multi-gases, VOC, chemical vapours measurement, ultra-fine particles monitoring, advanced data reporting and analysis software.
TSI 7575 Q-Trak Multi-Function Indoor Air Quality Monitor
TSI 8525 P-Trak Ultrafine Particle Counter
CET YES AIR 8-Channel IAQ Monitor
* Offer ends 30 April 2020. Prices exclude GST and delivery and are subject to change without notice.
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