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National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
SafeWork NSW trading as TestSafe Australia
Site
Chemical Analysis Branch
Accreditation No.
3726
Site No.
3719
Date of Accreditation
09 Jul 1992
Address
Building 1, Level 2, 9-15 Chilvers Road
Thornleigh, NSW 2120
Australia
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 crystalline substances | Bulk materials | α-Quartz | X-ray diffraction (XRD) | in-house method WCA 115 |
Aluminium oxide (alumina, corumdum); Aluminium silicates (kaolinite, kaolin); Amphibole; Barium sulfate (baryte); Calcium carbonate (calcite); Calcium hydroxide; Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite); Calcium oxide; Calcium silicate; Calcium sulphate (gypsum); Cristobalite; Magnesium carbonate (magnesite); Magnesium oxide; Mica (muscovite); Silicon carbide; Talc; Titanium oxide (anatase, rutile); Tridymite; Zinc chloride; Zinc oxide; α-Quartz | X-ray diffraction (XRD) | in-house method WCA 112 | ||
Analysis for industrial chemicals | Air | Cyclohexyl amine; Dibutylamine; Diethylamine; Dimethylamine; Dimethylethylamine; Dipropylamine; Hexylamine; Isobutylamine; Isopropylamine; Propylamine; Tributyl amine; Triethylamine; Trimethylamine; n-Butylamine; sec-Butylamine; tert-Butylamine | GC-MS | in-house method WCA 180 |
Air; Charcoal tubes; Passive samplers | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA, vinyl trichloride); 1,1-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA); 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,3-TMB, hemimellitene); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (1,2,4-TMB, pseudo-cumene); 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-dichlorobenzene); 1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA, ethylene dichloride); 1,2-Diethoxyethane (diethyl cellosolve, EGDEE); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 1-Methoxy-2-propylacetate (PGMEA); 2,3-Dimethylpentane; 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, cellosolve acetate, EGMEA); 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol; 2-Methylbutane (isopentane); 2-Methylpentane (isohexane); 3-Methylheptane; 3-Methylpentane; 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone, MIBK); Acetoin; Acetone; Acetonitrile; Benzene; Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Carbitol acetate (diethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, DEGMEEA); Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Cyclohexane; Cyclohexanol; Cyclohexanone; Cyclopentane; D-limonene; Decane (n-decane); Diacetone alcohol (2-pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone); Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Dodecane (n-dodecane); Ethanol; Ethoxyethane (ethyl ether); Ethylacetate; Ethylbenzene; Heptane (n-heptane); Hexane (n-hexane); Isobutyl acetate; Isobutyl alcohol (isobutanol, 2-methylpropan-1-ol); Isooctane; Isophorone (isoforone, isoacetophorone); Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Methoxypropanol (PGMME); Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE); Methylcyclohexane; Methylcyclopentane; Nonane (n-nonane); Octane (n-octane); Pentane (n-pentane); Propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol, isopropanol, 2-propanol); Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Tetradecane (n-tetradecane); Tetrahydrofuran (THF); Toluene; Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichloromethane (chloroform); Tridecane (n-tridecane); Undecane (n-undecane, hendecane, n-hendecane); m-Xylene; n-Butanol; n-Butylacetate; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; α-Pinene; β-Pinene | GC-MS | in-house method WCA 207 | |
Air; Vapours | Oxirane (ethyleneoxide) | GC-MS | in-house method WCA 217 | |
Diethanolamine; Ethanolamine (monoethanolamine, MEA); Tetraethanolamine | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method WCA 228 | ||
Ammonia | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method WCA 149 | ||
Acetic acid | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method WCA 208 | ||
Nicotine | GC-MS | in-house method WCA 143 | ||
Analysis for isocyanates | Air | Isocyanates - Total | HPLC | in-house method WCA 110 |
Analysis for organic vapours | Air | Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Dibenz(a,h)anthracene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene | GC-MS-MS | in-house method WCA 256 |
Acenaphthene; Acenaphthylene (acenaphthalene); Anthracene; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(g,h,i)perylene; Benzo(j,k)fluoranthene; Chrysene; Dibenzo(a,h)pyrene; Fluoranthene (benzo[j,k]fluorene); Fluorene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; Naphthalene; Phenanthrene; Pyrene | GC-MS | in-house method WCA 178 | ||
Vapours | Acetaldehyde (ethanal); Acrolein (2-propenal); Crotonaldehyde; Formaldehyde (methanal); Pentanal (valeraldehyde) | HPLC | in-house method WCA 179 | |
Oil mist | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) | in-house method WCA 173 | ||
Pentanedial (1,5-pentanedial, glutaraldehyde) | HPLC | in-house method WCA 114 | ||
Analysis for respirable crystalline silica (RCS) | Membrane filters | Cristobalite; α-Quartz | X-ray diffraction (XRD) | ISO 16258-1; in-house method WCA 220 |
Analysis for serpentine | Bulk materials | Serpentine | X-ray diffraction (XRD) | in-house method WCA 112 |
Analysis of dust | Dust | Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Vanadium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method WCA 181 |
Dust - Respirable | Gravimetric | in-house method WCA 191 | ||
Dust - Inhalable | Gravimetric | in-house method WCA 190 | ||
Analysis of the workplace environment and hazards for inorganic gases | Vapours | Hydrobromic acid mist; Hydrochloric acid mist; Hydrofluoric acid mist; Metaphosphoric acid mist; Nitric acid mist; Nitrous acid mist; Orthophosphoric acid mist; Phosphoric acid mist; Sulfuric acid mist | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method WCA 194 |
Analysis of the workplace environment and hazards for metals and metal compounds | Bulk materials | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Bismuth; Bromide; Cadmium; Caesium; Calcium; Chlorine; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Gallium; Germanium; Gold; Hafnium; Indium; Iodine; Iridium; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Nickel; Niobium; Palladium; Phosphorus; Platinum; Potassium; Rhodium; Rubidium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tantalum; Tellurium; Thallium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method WCA 113 |
Dust; Welding fumes and gases | Metals | Gravimetric | in-house method WCA 192 | |
Swabs | Antimony; Arsenic; Beryllium; Bismuth; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Indium; Lead; Manganese; Nickel; Platinum; Selenium; Strontium; Thallium; Tin; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-MS | in-house method WCA 219 | |
Welding fumes and gases | Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Vanadium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method WCA 182 | |
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method WCA 176 | ||
Analysis of the workplace environment in confined spaces | Air | Dust | Gravimetric | in-house method WCA 151 |
Air; Air - Indoor | Nitrogen dioxide | Ion chromatography (IC) | in-house method WCA 243 | |
Air; Particulate matter | Dust | Gravimetric | in-house method WCA 156 | |
Air; Swabs | Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Cold vapour | in-house method WCA 174 | |
Swabs | Cyclophosphamide; Ifosfamide | LC-MS-MS | in-house method WCA 233 | |
Identification of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Bulk materials | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) | AS 4964 and in-house method WCA 201 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Human Testing for Workplace and/or Community Screening
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Monitoring for biomarkers | Urine | Creatinine | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method WCA 128 |
Monitoring for heavy metals, organometals and trace elements | Blood | Cadmium; Cobalt; Lead; Manganese | ICP-MS | in-house method WCA 214 |
Bromide | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method WCA 148 | ||
Urine | Mercury | ICP-MS | in-house method WCA 225 | |
Antimony; Beryllium; Bismuth; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lead; Manganese; Nickel; Selenium; Thallium; Uranium; Vanadium | ICP-MS | in-house method WCA 215 | ||
Fluoride | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method WCA 150 | ||
Arsenic | LC-ICP-MS | in-house method WCA 218 | ||
Monitoring for pesticides | Blood | Organochlorides: Dieldrin, DDT - Total, DDD, DDE, DDT, hexachlorobenzene, heptachlorepoxide | GC-ECD | in-house method WCA 101 |
Urine | Pentachlorophenol | Gas chromatography (GC) | in-house method WCA 166 | |
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D); 3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (dicamba); 4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid (picloram); Bromoxynil; Clopyralid; Triclopyr (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid) | Gas chromatography (GC) | in-house method WCA 102 | ||
Glyphosate (n-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) | HPLC | in-house method WCA 136 | ||
Monitoring for residues, hydrocarbons and other contaminants of the environment (excluding pesticides) | Urine | Cresol; Phenol | HPLC | in-house method WCA 145 |
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone, MIBK); Acetone; Acrylonitrile; Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Cyclohexanol; Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Ethanol; Ethylacetate; Methanol; Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Tetrahydrofuran (THF); Toluene | GC-MS - Headspace | in-house method WCA 163 | ||
Cyclophosphamide; Ifosfamide | LC-MS-MS | in-house method WCA 231 | ||
Isocyanates | LC-MS-MS | in-house method WCA.246 | ||
Thiocyanate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method WCA 124 | ||
s-Phenyl mercapturic acid | LC-MS-MS | in-house method WCA 211 | ||
1-Hydroxypyrene | HPLC | in-house method WCA 158 | ||
Trichloroacetic acid | Gas chromatography (GC) | in-house method WCA 146 | ||
Mandelic acid | HPLC | in-house method WCA 125 | ||
4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)(MOCA) | GC-MS | in-house method WCA 187 | ||
2-Methylhippuric acid; 3-Methylhippuric acid; 4-Methylhippuric acid; Hippuric acid; Mandelic acid; Phenylglyoxylic acid | LC-MS-MS | in-house method WCA 254 | ||
Hippuric acid; Toluric acid | HPLC | in-house method WCA 131 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of tobacco and tobacco products | Disposable E-cigarettes; E-cigarette cartridges | Nicotine | GC-MS-MS | in-house method WCA 255 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials | Paints and related coating materials | Lead | ICP-MS | in-house method WCA 213 |
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Accreditation No.
3726
Site No.
3719
Print date
31 Aug 2024