National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Simtars
Site
Occupational Hygiene, Environment and Chemistry Centre
Accreditation No.
2681
Site No.
2674
Date of Accreditation
30 Jun 1989
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 diesel particulates | Diesel particulates | Carbon - Elemental as diesel particulates | Thermooptical analyser | In-house LP0210 |
Analysis for elements | Air - Ambient; Monitoring filters | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Sodium; Sulfur; Thallium; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | In-house LP0181 |
Analysis for hydrocarbons | Air - Confined spaces | 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 | HPLC | In-house LP0196 |
Analysis for isocyanates | Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines | Hexamethylene diisocyanate (1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate; 1,6-HDI); Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate; Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (2,4-TDI); Toluene-2,6- diisocyanate (2,6-TDI) | HPLC | In-house LP0195 |
Analysis for organic vapours | Air - Ambient; Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines; Emissions; Exhausts | Anthracene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Chrysene; Coal tar pitch volatiles (CPTV); Cyclohexane-soluble fraction (CSF); Particulate matter - Total; Phenanthrene; Pyrene | Filters; Gravimetric; HPLC | In-house LP0183 |
Emissions; Vapours | 2,5-Dimethylbenzaldehyde; 2-Methylbenzaldehyde (o-tolualdehyde); 3-Methylbenzaldehyde (m-tolualdehyde); 3-Methylbutanal (isovaleraldehyde); 4-Methylbenzaldehyde (p-tolualdehyde); Acetaldehyde (ethanal); Acetone; Acrolein (2-propenal); Benzaldehyde (phenylmethanal); Butyraldehyde (butanal); Crotonaldehyde; Formaldehyde (methanal); Hexanal (hexaldehyde); Pentanal (valeraldehyde); Propionaldehyde (propanal) | HPLC | In-house LP0184 | |
Vapours | Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Toluene; m-Xylene and p-Xylene; o-Xylene | GC-TCD | In-house LP0238 | |
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA, methyl chloroform, chlorothene); 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA, vinyl trichloride); 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (allyl trichloride); 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); 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene (1,3,5-TMB, mesitylene); 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (m-dichlorobenzene); 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-dichlorobenzene); 3-Carene; 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone, MIBK); Acetone; Benzene; Bromoform (tribromomethane); Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, 2-butanone); Butylacetate; Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane); Chlorobenzene (benzene chloride, monochlorobenzene); Cyclohexane; D-limonene; Decane (n-decane); Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride); Diethyl ether; Ethylacetate; Ethylbenzene; Heptane (n-heptane); Hexane (n-hexane); Isopropylbenzene (cumene); Methylcyclohexane; Nonane (n-nonane); Octane (n-octane); Propylacetate; Styrene (ethenyl benzene); Tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, tetrachloroethylene); Tetrahydrofuran (THF); Toluene; Trichloroethene (trichloroethylene, TCE); Trichloromethane (chloroform); m-Xylene; o-Xylene; p-Xylene; α-Pinene; β-Pinene | GC-MS | In-house LP0209 | ||
Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Air - Ambient | Particulate matter - PM2.5 | Gravimetric | AS 3580.9.10 |
Particulate matter - PM10 | Tapered element oscillating microbalance (TEOM) | AS 3580.9.8 | ||
Hydrogen sulfide | GC-FPD | In-house LP0037 | ||
Particulate matter | Gravimetric | AS 3580.9.3; | ||
Particulate matter - PM10 | Gravimetric | AS 3580.9.6 | ||
Particulate matter - PM10 | Gravimetric | AS 3580.9.9 | ||
Hydrogen sulfide | GC-TCD | In-house LP0045 | ||
Ash; Combustible matter; Deposited matter; Deposited matter - Insoluble; Deposited matter - Soluble; Dust deposition - Total solids; Solids - Total | Gravimetric | AS 3580.10.1 | ||
Analysis for respirable crystalline silica (RCS) | Air - Confined spaces | Cristobalite; α-Quartz | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) | in-house method LP0016 |
Analysis of dust | Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor | Cotton dust; Wood dust | Gravimetric | Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standard 1910.1043 Appendix A (Cotton) and in-house method LP0046 (Wood) |
Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines | Dust - Respirable | Gravimetric | AS 2985 | |
Dust - Inhalable | Gravimetric | AS 3640 | ||
Analysis of the workplace environment and hazards for inorganic gases | Exhausts; Gases; Inhalable particles and dust; Vapours | Bromine; Chlorine | Ion chromatography (IC) | in house LP0193 |
Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Hydrobromic acid mist; Hydrochloric acid; Hydrochloric acid mist; Hydrofluoric acid; Hydrofluoric acid mist; Hydrogen bromide; Hydrogen chloride; Hydrogen fluoride; Inorganic acids; Metaphosphoric acid mist; Phosphoric acid mist; Sulfuric acid; Sulfuric acid mist | Ion chromatography (IC) | In-house LP0185 | ||
Fluoride | Ion chromatography (IC) | in house LP0186 | ||
Analysis of the workplace environment and hazards for metals and metal compounds | Dust; Filters; Fumes | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Selenium; Sodium; Thallium; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | In-house LP0200 |
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) | Ion chromatography (IC) | In-house LP0242 | ||
Welding fumes and gases | Aluminium; Cadmium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | In-house LP218 | |
Sample collection | Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor; Air - Mines | Not applicable | Active sampling onto sorption tubes; Filters; Impinger; Manual by hand | AS2985 - Respirable dust; AS2986.1 - Volatile organic compounds - Pumped sampling method; AS 2986.2 - Volatile organic compounds - Diffusive sampling method; AS3640 - Inhalable dust; AS3853.1 - Welding particles; NIOSH Method 1003 - Hydrocarbons (halogenated); NIOSH 1300 - Ketones I; NIOSH 1301 - Ketones II; NIOSH 1400 - Alcohols I; NIOSH 1401 - Alcohols II; NIOSH 1402 - Alcohols III; NIOSH 1403 - Alcohols IV; NIOSH 1405 - Alcohols combined; NIOSH 1450 - Esters I; NIOSH 1500 - Hydrocarbons (BP 36:C - 216:C); NIOSH 1501 - Hydrocarbons (aromatic); NIOSH 1550 - Napthas; NIOSH 1552 - Terpenes; NIOSH 1600 - Carbon disulfide; NIOSH 2016 - Formaldehyde; NIOSH 2500 - Methyl ethyl ketone; NIOSH 5026 - Oil mist (mineral); NIOSH 5040 - Diesel particulate matter (as elemental carbon); NIOSH 5042 - Benzene - soluble fraction and total particulate; NIOSH 5506 - Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons; NIOSH 5523 - GlycolsNIOSH 6004 - Sulfur dioxide; NIOSH 6011 - Bromine and chlorine; NIOSH 7300 Elements by ICP; NIOSH 7401 - Alkaline dusts; NIOSH 7600 - Hexavalent chromium; NIOSH 7903 - Inorganic Acids; NIOSH 7906 - Fluorides (aerosol and gas); MDHS 25/3 - Organic isocyanates; OSHA 42 - Diisocyanates; OSHA 47 - Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI); OSHA 58 - Coal tar pitch volatiles; OSHA 99 - Propylene glycol monomethyl ethers/acetates; OSHA 1910.1043 Appendix A - Cotton dust; OSHA ID-140 - Mercury vapour; OSHA ID-145 - Particulate mercury; USEPA Compendium TO-15 - Sampling of volatile organic compounds in ambient air by canisters; USEPA Compendium TO-17 - Sampling of volatile organic compounds in ambient air by active sampling onto sorption tubes |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis for chemical composition of gas and aerosols | Industrial gas supplies excluding fuels and calibration mixtures | Argon; Carbon dioxide (CO2); Carbon monoxide; Ethane; Ethene (ethylene); Ethyne (acetylene); Helium; Hydrogen; Hydrogen sulfide; Methane; Nitrogen; Oxygen; Propane | GC-TCD | In-house LP0043; In-house LP0045 | |
Carbonyl sulfide; Ethylmercaptan; Hydrogen sulfide; Methylmercaptan | GC-FPD | In-house LP0037 | |||
Analysis of biofuels, hydrocarbon fuels and related fuel products | Natural gas | 2,2-Dimethylpropane (neopentane); 2-Methylbutane (isopentane); Butane (n-butane); Carbon dioxide (CO2); Ethane; Helium; Hexane (n-hexane); Hydrogen; Isobutane; Methane; Nitrogen; Oxygen; Pentane (n-pentane); Propane | GC-TCD | In-house method LP0023 | |
Hydrogen sulfide | GC-TCD | In-house method LP0045 | |||
Argon; Carbon dioxide (CO2); Carbon monoxide; Ethane; Ethene (ethylene); Ethyne (acetylene); Helium; Hydrogen; Methane; Nitrogen; Oxygen; Propane | GC-TCD | In-house LP0043; |
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Accreditation No.
2681
Site No.
2674
Print date
08 Oct 2024