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Occupational Hygiene

Occupational Hygiene has been defined ‘as the discipline of anticipating, recognising, evaluating and controlling health hazards in the working environment with the objective of protecting worker health and well-being and safeguarding the community at large’.

MOLONEY & ASSOCIATES Acoustic & Environmental Consultants, have undertaken occupational hygiene assessments and studies of airborne hazards for a wide range of industries over many years. Some of the assessment/project work undertaken to date includes:

• Evaluations of exposure to diesel and combsution fumes.
• Asbestos assessments.
• ‘Sick Building’ investigations.
• Assessing welding, soldering and metal processing exposures.
• Carbon monoxide (CO); sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NO_x) assessments.
• Dust sampling and analysis.
• Solvent Exposure Assessments.
• Metal fume and particulate sampling.
• Quarry exposures - respirable dust and quartz
• Acid mists, anions and cations.
• Isocyanates, styrene and miscellaneous organic and inorganic contaminants.
• Chemical risk assessments.

Our highly qualified consultants use internationally approved sampling and analytical methods to evaluate exposures. In addition, we provide guidance on the management of risks and the development of appropriate controls.