Approved Inspection Authority · OH0237

Occupational Hygiene Inspection Body.

Occupational hygiene consulting provides information to employers and employees to allow informed decision-making regarding exposure to physical and chemical hazardous agents in the workplace.

Our accreditation What we do
SANASOH0237 · SANS 17020
Inspection typeType A
EntityOccuFit (Pty) Ltd
Occupational hygiene inspection instruments drawn as connected line diagrams
What occupational hygiene is

Measured exposure, against a legal limit.

In South Africa and the UK these services are referred to as occupational hygiene; in the USA it is referred to as industrial hygiene.

It is the legal responsibility of every person conducting a business or undertaking to ensure that exposure to occupational hazards in the workplace do not exceed occupational exposure standards, and are as low as reasonably practicable, as set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993 and its regulations as updated.

The scope of occupational hygiene outlines how the hazards an employer or worker is exposed to can be addressed in the workplace: the interpretation of technical data, the conducting of research, and assistance in the development of guidelines and procedures that support workplace health and wellness.

SANAS accredited scope

Chemical & physical factors

  • Hazardous Chemical Agents
  • Lead
  • Asbestos
  • Noise
Additional services

Non-SANAS accredited

  • Illumination
  • Ventilation
  • Ergonomics
  • EMF (non-ionising)
The three hazard classes

A hazard may be chemical, biological or physical.

Line illustrations of chemical, biological and physical workplace hazards

Chemical hazard

Any chemical capable of causing bodily injury or illness.

Biological hazard

Any biological organism that is infectious or pathological to humans.

Physical hazard

Arises from the interaction of matter and energy related to the science of physics, such as noise, light, vibration and radiation, that could result in an occupational injury or illness.

Our services

Assess the risk. Then measure it.

OccuFit Occupational Hygiene Inspection Body works to a consistent method: identify and rate the hazard, then quantify the actual exposure against the governing standard.

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Risk assessments (HIRA)

To address occupational hygiene issues in a consistent manner, a Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment, also known as a risk assessment or health risk assessment, is performed.

A hazard assessment investigates the employee or worker's work activities, their exposures to hazards, their responsibilities and the procedures. The occupational hygiene process is initiated when a chemical, biological or physical hazard is identified on that hazard assessment.

Following the risk assessment process, a formal method of measurement is performed by means of surveys or exposure assessment.

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Occupational hygiene surveys

Surveys are implemented as a means to sample exposure following the identification of risk exposures from the risk assessment. The survey determines what actual exposures are for employees, and what action is required to reduce these to safe levels.

It is a quantitative evaluation of exposure. Chemical and physical stressors can be measured, and findings compared against the relevant legal limit or standard, providing the information to make recommendations and improvements in line with the hierarchy of controls.

All assessments and surveys are required to be repeated at least every 24 months in most instances, or whenever changes are made to the work environment, as per the regulations in the OHS Act 85 of 1993.
Turnaround

Four weeks is the industry benchmark. Ours is 48 to 72 hours.

The industry benchmark for a hygiene survey report is four weeks. Ours lands in 48 to 72 hours.

And because we run the medicals too

Those results go straight into deciding who gets screened for what.

Accreditation

Independently audited. Formally approved.

OccuFit Occupational Hygiene Inspection Body was awarded Approved Inspection Authority status by the Department of Employment and Labour in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993, and is a SANAS approved OH AIA: OH0237, SANS 17020.

SANAS Inspection Body accreditation mark, OH0237
South African National Accreditation System

SANAS accredited inspection authority

OccuFit (Pty) Ltd is a South African National Accreditation System accredited Inspection Body to undertake Type A inspection, provided that all SANAS conditions and requirements are complied with.

OH0237 · SANS 17020
Department of Employment and Labour, Republic of South Africa
Department of Employment and Labour

Approved Inspection Authority for occupational health and hygiene

OccuFit (Pty) Ltd is an Approved Inspection Authority by the Department of Employment and Labour in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993, for the monitoring of asbestos, lead, hazardous chemical substances and noise.

OHS Act 85 of 1993
Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene
Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene

Registered Occupational Hygienist

OccuFit (Pty) Ltd has satisfied the requirements of the Constitution of the Institute and, on recommendation of the Professional Certification Committee, is registered as an Occupational Hygienist (OH).

SAIOH registered
OHAIA, the Association for Occupational Hygiene Approved Inspection Authorities NPC
OHAIA

Association for Occupational Hygiene Approved Inspection Authorities NPC

OccuFit Occupational Hygiene Inspection Body is associated with the industry body representing approved inspection authorities in occupational hygiene.

Association member
How it works in SA

Occupational hygiene businesses in South Africa are audited by SANAS as OH Inspection Bodies (OHIB), and approved to work by the Department of Employment and Labour as Approved Inspection Authorities (AIA OH), in order to provide services to clients.

Leadership

Meet the leadership team behind the work.

This is the team you will work with directly, but behind every name are the 1 000+ nurses, doctors, technicians and operations specialists who deliver service excellence every single day.

Contact

Talk to the inspection body.

For occupational hygiene risk assessments, surveys and exposure assessments under our approved scope.

EntityOccuFit (Pty) Ltd
AccreditationSANAS OH0237 · SANS 17020

OccuFit occupational health

This Occupational Hygiene Inspection Body sits within OccuFit’s wider occupational health practice: medicals, medical surveillance, mobile clinics, onsite primary care and health & safety compliance.

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