Indoor Air Quality Testing (IAQ)
Our experienced team of trained and qualified surveyors provides this service using the latest calibrated instrumentation as an integral part of your IAQ monitoring or compliance package.
Indoor Air Quality Testing (IAQ)
Our experienced team of trained and qualified surveyors provides this service using the latest calibrated instrumentation as an integral part of your IAQ monitoring or compliance package.
When is IAQ monitoring required?
An indoor air quality monitoring programme provides evidence that the workplace is safe and comfortable, it demonstrates that the well-being and welfare of staff is taken seriously.
Indoor air quality can have a major influence on the health, comfort and well-being of building occupants. Poor air quality has been linked to sickness, absenteeism and reduced productivity with impaired concentration and learning.
They could be introduced into the environment via the ventilation systems or be a result of the processes carried out within the room or be present in the furniture, building materials or on internal surfaces such as tables or desks.
What is involved?
Sampling and testing is undertaken to determine the quality of air in an occupied area and/or workplace. The key tests generally associated with this are:
- Temperature
- Relative Humidity
- Carbon Dioxide
- Carbon Monoxide
- Airborne sampling for both bacteria and fungi
- Sampling for specific pollutants or groups of pollutants if necessary.
The results obtained are cross-referenced against current industry environmental standards and guidance. Including the Health and Safety Executive (with partiicular reference to HSE EH 40/02 Occupational Exposure Limits, the HSE EH 40/05 Workplace Exposure Limits and the Workplace Health & Saftey Regulations 1992). We also comply with the regulations by the Chartered Insitute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE).
A comparison to outdoor air conditions can be made if appropriate. On completion of testing and analysis of results an assessment of indoor air quality can be confirmed. For example, general gas testing for CO2 can also indicate whether a ventilation system is performing correctly with regard to extraction and/or adequate supply of fresh air for workplace activity and population. The assessments are normally confined to areas specified by the client.
Benefits of relying on AirisQ for indoor air quality testing & monitoring
Demonstrate a method of compliance
to the approved Code of Practice and guidance L24 The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 Second edition (2013)
An indoor air quality monitoring programme gives confidence
to staff members which boosts morale, peace of mind and supports the maintenance of a healthy and productive working environment.
Provide data
that the indoor air and environmental conditions are improving, have deteriorated or are being suitably controlled and maintained.
Provide recordable evidence
that the actual conditions of indoor air quality are suitable and pose little risk to occupant health or safety or comfort issues.
Improves productivity
Good indoor air quality has been linked to healthier workers and higher productivity
How can AirisQ help with Indoor Air Quality Monitoring?
Our experienced team of trained and qualified surveyors provides this service using the latest calibrated instrumentation as an integral part of your IAQ monitoring or compliance package.
AirisQ will:
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Conduct baseline surveys.
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React immediately to complaints.
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Test conditions before and after building modifications.
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Store “snapshot” readings.
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Create a “trend” log over hours/days/weeks on pre-set intervals as required.
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Document each measurement location with text and graphics.
Other services we can help with
Microbiological Sampling
LEV Testing
Occupational Hygiene Testing
