On 1st March 1996 Governor of NSW rear Admiral Peter Ross Sinclair died of mesothelioma, a disease of the lungs often attributed to air-borne asbestos, particularly lagging in submarines. It was a death that shocked a nation, and a key motivator for our air quality work.

Informed air quality assessment involves an understanding of airflow physics, mammalian physiology and chemical toxicology.  Guidance documentation from organisations such as NOHSC NIOSH ACGIH OHSA is comprehensive.

At Enviroseer we concentrate on Work Health and Safety (WHS) human health risk.  Our objective is to enable management to identify, prioritise and reduce human heath risk.  The message is we value our workforce. We listen, observe the workplace, identify contaminants of potential concern (COPC) and exposure pathways; design an appropriate sampling analysis and Quality Plan (SAQP); attribute risks and recommend mitigations, consistent with the hierarchy of controls.

CoPC include asbestos, dust, silicates, metal fume, volatile organic compounds (VOC), specific compounds such as formaldehyde, radioactive isomers, noise and odours.  A key ingredient of success is our relationship with specialist NATA laboratories.  Concepts such as concentration, mass flow, particle size, partitioning, diffusion, advection, adsorption and absorption are part of everyday language.  We breath air quality, and believe our contribution to WHS reflects this.