Safe Environments Sydney Occupational Hygiene Laboratory passed with flying colours as part of a variation to its scope of accreditation by the National association of Testing Authorities (NATA) for the analysis of alpha quartz by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Alpha quartz is the most common polymorph of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) that can cause serious respiratory […]

Respirable Crystalline Silica What is Respirable Crystalline Silica ? Silicon dioxide (SiO2) is one of the most abundant compounds in the earth’s crust which is found as rocks sand and soil. While there are many forms of silicon dioxide, crystalline forms which have an arranged molecular structure can pose a serious health hazard if the […]

Safe Environments recently obtained new NATA accredited Silica Dust Testing to support their ISO 17020 occupational hygiene inspection activities. This NATA accreditation for silica analysis allows Safe Environments occupational hygienists to provide faster turnaround time from sampling to final reporting by having direct control over the chemical analysis. Analytical silica testing services are available to […]

Safe Environments are the first laboratory to be accredited by NATA for asbestos identification using X-ray diffractometry (XRD) confirmatory analysis.  Whilst some testing laboratories make inferences using vague somewhat  sort of statements of being accredited for serpentine with serpentine being a known asbestos. The question is, why simply are they not NATA accredited specifically for […]