Workplace Dust Monitoring in the South East
UKAS-accredited COSHH air sampling for the South East workplaces. Personal IOM-head inhalable and cyclone respirable methods, analysed at a UKAS-accredited laboratory. Chartered consultants covering England (South East).
COSHH dust monitoring for the South East employers
the South East has a broad industrial and construction economy. Every workplace generating airborne dust has a legal duty under COSHH Regulation 10 to measure worker exposure to airborne hazardous substances and to compare the result to the Workplace Exposure Limits in HSE document EH40.
HSE South East regularly inspects joineries, food premises and metal fabrication workshops across England (South East). We provide UKAS-accredited personal IOM-head inhalable and cyclone respirable sampling for the South East employers, plus direct-reading gas monitoring where relevant.
At Air Dust Odour we carry out personal breathing-zone sampling and fixed static monitoring across England (South East). Filters are sent to a UKAS-accredited laboratory and every result is compared to the relevant Workplace Exposure Limit in HSE document EH40. Surveys are planned and signed off by Malcolm Pounder CEnv MIAQM, a Chartered Environmentalist with two decades of hands-on air-quality experience.
Our the South East Dust Monitoring Services
Every survey uses the correct sampling head per HSE methodology and is analysed by a UKAS-accredited laboratory.
Wood Dust Monitoring (IOM head)
Personal sampling of hardwood and softwood dust at the South East joineries, sawmills, kitchen-fitter workshops and on-site carpentry. WEL 3 mg/m³ 8-hr TWA — one of the lowest dust limits in EH40 and frequently exceeded.
Inhalable & Respirable Dust
IOM-head inhalable and Higgins-Dewell cyclone respirable sampling for the general WELs (10 and 4 mg/m³). Routinely used at the South East engineering workshops, joineries, food manufacturers and construction sites.
Respirable Crystalline Silica
Cyclone sampling per MDHS 101 with UKAS-accredited XRD analysis. WEL 0.1 mg/m³ — critical for the South East stonemasons, engineered-quartz worktop fabricators, concrete cutters and quarrying operations.
Flour, Grain & Food Dusts
Inhalable food dusts including flour (WEL 10 mg/m³) and grain (WEL 10 mg/m³). Important for the South East bakeries, food manufacturers, animal-feed mills and grain stores.
Gas & Indoor Air Quality (CO, CO&sub2;, VOCs)
Direct-reading multi-gas monitoring for the South East offices, schools, plant rooms, underground car parks, confined space and construction sites. Calibrated electrochemical, NDIR and PID sensors for carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, total VOCs, NO&sub2;, H&sub2;S, O&sub2; and LEL against EH40 WELs and BREEAM Hea 02 benchmarks.
the South East & Surrounding Areas
We cover the South East and the wider England (South East), with no per-mile travel surcharges.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need workplace exposure monitoring in the South East?
If your the South East site generates dust, fume or vapour from processes such as engineering, joinery, food production, construction or stone and concrete cutting, you have a legal duty under COSHH Regulation 10 to assess and control worker exposure. Where there is no obviously low-risk exposure, monitoring with personal sampling pumps is normally the only defensible way to demonstrate compliance with the relevant Workplace Exposure Limit in HSE document EH40. the South East sits within HSE South East HSE jurisdiction, and inspectors increasingly expect to see recent, UKAS-analysed personal sampling data on file.
Which industries in the South East most commonly need dust monitoring?
the South East's economy spans aerospace (Farnborough, Portsmouth), naval engineering, food production, the Thames Valley tech cluster, joinery and construction. The most commonly monitored substances are wood dust in joineries (WEL 3 mg/m³), respirable crystalline silica in stonework and concrete cutting (WEL 0.1 mg/m³), inhalable mixed dust in light manufacturing, and welding fume in metal fabrication (HSE Group 1 carcinogen since 2019).
How much does a workplace dust survey cost in the South East?
A typical baseline survey for the South East covering 4 to 8 workers with personal IOM-head sampling starts from around £750 to £1,200 plus VAT, with UKAS laboratory analysis at a UKAS-accredited laboratory charged at £35 to £85 per filter depending on the analyte. Travel from our base is included in the quoted fee — no per-mile surprises. See our cost breakdown page for worked examples across different industries and survey sizes.
How quickly can you survey a the South East site?
For most the South East sites we can usually be on site within 2 to 3 weeks of a confirmed booking, with sampling carried out over a full representative shift. Filters are dispatched same-day to a UKAS-accredited laboratory; results typically take 5 to 10 working days, and the written report follows within a further week. Where HSE has issued an Improvement Notice we can usually expedite the visit.
Do you cover the South East for COSHH wood dust and silica monitoring specifically?
Yes. Wood dust (hardwood and softwood, WEL 3 mg/m³ inhalable) and respirable crystalline silica (WEL 0.1 mg/m³) are two of the most commonly monitored substances on the South East sites — particularly in joineries, kitchen-fitter workshops, stone masonries, engineered-quartz worktop fabricators, and any construction or demolition site cutting concrete or brick. We carry both IOM heads and Higgins-Dewell cyclones on every visit and can combine the two sampling regimes on the same shift.