
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Safe Environments Pty Limited
Site
Asbestos Check
Accreditation No.
17139
Site No.
20525
Date of Accreditation
31 Oct 2011
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Analysis for respirable crystalline silica (RCS) | Filters | Cristobalite; α-Quartz | X-ray diffraction (XRD) |
ISO 16258-1 Workplace air – Analysis of respirable crystalline silica by X-ray diffraction – Part 1: Direct-on-filter method, UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances (MDHS) 101/2 Crystalline Silica in Respirable Dust and in house method Safe Environments Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Airborne Contaminant Monitoring: Sampling and Analysis of Respirable Crystalline Silica |
Analysis for respirable quartz | Filters | α-Quartz | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) |
Safe Environments Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Airborne Contaminant Monitoring: Sampling and Analysis of Crystalline Silica in Respirable Dust by FTIR NHMRC Methods For Measurement of Quartz in Respirable Airborne Dust by Infrared Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffractometry |
α-Quartz | X-ray diffraction (XRD) |
NHMRC Methods For Measurement of Quartz in Respirable Airborne Dust by Infrared Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffractometry and in-house method Safe Environments Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Airborne Contaminant Monitoring: Sampling and Analysis of Respirable Crystalline Silica |
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Analysis of dust | Filters | Dust - Total; Volume measurement | Gravimetric |
NIOSH Method 0500 Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated, Total; Safe Environments Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Airborne Contaminant Monitoring: Sampling and Gravimetric Analysis of Aerosols |
Dust - Inhalable; Volume measurement | Gravimetric |
AS 3640; AS 3853.1: Health and safety in welding and allied processes – Sampling of airborne particles and gases in the operator’s breathing zone – Sampling of airborne particles; Safe Environments Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Airborne Contaminant Monitoring: Sampling and Gravimetric Analysis of Aerosols |
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Dust - Respirable; Volume measurement | Gravimetric |
AS 2985; MDHS 14/4 General methods for sampling and gravimetric analysis of respirable, thoracic and inhalable aerosols; NIOSH Method 0600 Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated, Respirable; Safe Environments Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Airborne Contaminant Monitoring: Sampling and Gravimetric Analysis of Aerosols |
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Filters; Inhalable dust | Titanium dioxide - Rutile | X-ray diffraction (XRD) | in-house method SOP - Sampling and Gravimetric Analysis of Aerosols | |
Analysis of the workplace environment and hazards for metals and metal compounds | Dust; Filters; Welding fumes and gases | Aluminium; Chromium; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Nickel; Titanium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method SOP - Sampling and Gravimetric Analysis of Aerosols |
Welding fumes and gases | Particulate matter; Volume measurement | Gravimetric |
AS 3853.1; Safe Environments Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Airborne Contaminant Monitoring: Sampling and Gravimetric Analysis of Aerosols; |
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Counting of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Air; Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Membrane filters | Volume measurement | Sampling flow rate and duration measurement |
National Occupational Health and Safety Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003, in-house method SOP - Asbestos Air Monitoring |
Respirable asbestos fibres | Phase contrast microscopy |
National Occupational Health and Safety Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003, in-house method SOP - Asbestos Air Monitoring |
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Identification of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Bulk samples | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite | Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | ISO 22262, in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification |
Actinolite; Anthophyllite; Tremolite | X-ray diffraction (XRD) |
in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification |
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Actinolite; Anthophyllite; Tremolite | Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) |
ISO 22262-1, in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification |
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Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite | X-ray diffraction (XRD) |
in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification |
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Actinolite; Amosite; Anthophyllite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Tremolite | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) |
ISO 22262-1, in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification |
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Bulk samples; Non-homogenous materials (soils, dust, ores) | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) |
AS 4964 and in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification |
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Actinolite; Amosite; Anthophyllite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Tremolite | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) | HSE HSG248 Asbestos: The analysts' guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures Appendix 2: Asbestos in bulk materials: Sampling and identification by polarised light microscopy (PLM), in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification | ||
Membrane filters | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite | Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification | |
Actinolite; Anthophyllite; Tremolite | Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | in-house method SOP - Asbestos Identification |
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Accreditation No.
17139
Site No.
20525
Print date
02 Jul 2022