We provide air quality monitoring for workplaces in Cornwall which help measure background and personal levels of a range of substances which people may be exposed to at work, such as:
- Chemicals
- Fumes
- Dusts
- Fibres
Substances that have a harmful effect on your health are called ‘hazardous substances’. If exposure to a hazardous substance is not controlled, it may cause ill health.
Examples of hazardous substances that we can measure in the workplace include:
- Wood dust
- Respirable Crystalline Silica
- Carbon Monoxide
- Metallic dusts, such as lead and cadmium and their compounds
- Flour dust
- Oxygen
- Ozone
What are the work place exposure limits of hazardous substances?
To find out more about Work Place Exposure Limits (WELs) of hazardous substances please refer to EH40.
Get a free quote for air quality monitoring in your workplace
If you would like a free quotation or further information, please get in touch with the Business Regulatory Support team via email at businessadvice@cornwall.gov.uk or call 0300 1234 212. Alternatively you can follow the link below to use our online contact form.
Self-service Information
We have selected some useful guidance and website links. These will help you with your workplace air quality.
- Guidance from Health and Safety Executive (HSE) relating to exposure limits in the workplace.
- HSE guidance relating to Exposure measurement: Air sampling.
- A brief guide to COSHH produced by HSE.
- Strategies from HSE to monitor toxic substances.
