Hazardous Substances Audits
Create a safer workplace and ensure compliance with WHS. Our team of hazardous material specialists, help you identify and manage potentially hazardous substances such as liquids, solids or fumes in your work environment.
Hazardous substances have the potential to harm the health or safety of employees and contractors in the workplace. They can be solids, liquids or gasses in the form of fumes, dust, vapour or mist.
Please get in touch to arrange a professional risk assessment of your work environment.
Our services include:
Our qualified and experienced Hazardous Substance Consultants will undertake a methodical sampling strategy throughout the building/structure.
Operating our own NATA accredited laboratory assures cost effective handling and short turn around times. Sample analysis of Chemicals or solids can be done within 24hrs.
During and assessment HSE Austrailia conducts static and mobile/on-person air monitoring for indoor and outdoor workplaces.
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Hazardous substances in your work environment.
A hazardous substance risk assessment helps to identify the hazardous substances present and helps to determine the processes and controls needed to reduce the exposure, or potential exposure, in the workplace.
Significant penalties exist for organisations that fail to comply with WHS regulations relating to the use of and handling and storage of hazardous substances. At HSE Australia, we work with you to ensure your business complies with hazardous substances regulations.
Hazardous substances risk assessments include:
- checking the storage and handling risk of hazardous substances and materials
- observation of work practices to assess the potential routes of exposure such as inhalation, respiration, ingestion and absorption
- monitoring workplace controls and checking the appropriate PPE is used to limit exposure.
A hazardous substances audit conducted by HSE Australia will:
- identify all potential hazards
- assess the risks associated with any identified hazard
- control the risks
- review processes and practices
- develop hazardous substance registers to meet compliance requirements
- develop and review implementation programs.
Auditing, Sampling & Management of potential risks & existing hazards.
HSE Australia offers a wide range of asbestos audit and management services to identify, and help prevent exposure to, hazardous material in a work environment. Get in touch for an individual quote.
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What are hazardous substances?
Hazardous substances have the potential to harm the health or safety of employees and contractors in the workplace. They can be solids, liquids or gasses in the form of fumes, dust, vapour or mist.
Are hazardous substances chemicals?
Hazardous substances are not limited to chemicals. They can be also be dust particles, fumes or flammable solids.
Are there indications for hazardous substances?
Indications that a person is exposed to a hazardous substance can include: allergic reactions, allergic sensitisation, breathing problems, skin rashes; poisoning, cancer and other health problems from exposure.
What are typical hazardous substances?
Typical hazardous substances in work environments include: flammable gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids, asbestos products, pesticides, herbicides, diesel & petrol fuels, paints & thinner, drugs & pharmaceutical products, cleaning chemicals, degreasers, gas & aerosol cylinders, refrigerant gases, liquefied petroleum gas, exhaust fumes, welding fumes corrosives, chemically reactive or toxic substances.
What is a NATA accredited Laboratory?
The accreditation of NATA, also know as National Association of Testing Authorities, is... a formal recognition that testing facilities such as a laboratory produce reliable technical results which increases community confidence and trust in a facility's services, mitigates risk, improves tendering success and facilitates trade. Read more https://www.nata.com.au/about-nata
Can we use a Hazardous Chemicals Register Template?
And do you provide a Hazardous Chemical Register Template for download? HSE Australia can provide you with a basic template to support you in your aim to create a safe workplace. However, it is your responsibility as an organisation or PCBU to understand and comply with WHS regulations regarding the storage and handling of Dangerous Goods. This register template can only by a small part of your effort to keeping your workers safe. Therefore, we recommend a professional assessment of your workplace. Please download the document here: Hazardous Substances Register Template PDF
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