OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE IN GQEBERHA AND KARIEGA
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and Kariega (Uitenhage) form South Africa's original motor city, with vehicle assembly, hundreds of component suppliers and the Coega special economic zone and port next door.
Qualitas carries out occupational hygiene surveys for these employers: isocyanate and solvent monitoring in paint shops, spray booth and LEV tests, welding fume monitoring, noise surveys and ergonomics assessments.
WHERE WE WORK AROUND GQEBERHA
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Kariega (Uitenhage)
Struandale and Markman
Deal Party and the harbour
Coega SEZ and Port of Ngqura
Despatch
Vehicle assembly and component manufacturing in Kariega, Struandale, Markman and Deal Party: paint shops, body shops, presses, plastics moulding and assembly lines.
Tyre, rubber and battery production, where rubber fume, solvents and lead may be present.
Coega SEZ manufacturers and the Port of Ngqura: new plants that need their first baseline assessments, and bulk handling with dust and noise.
Foundries and machining shops supplying the automotive industry.
Food, wool and leather processing.
THE HAZARDS WE MEASURE HERE
Isocyanates and solvents from spray painting, welding fume, metalworking fluid mist, noise from presses and body shops, lead in battery work, and repetitive work on assembly lines.
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
WHY QUALITAS
Qualitas Occupational Consulting is a Department of Employment and Labour Approved Inspection Authority (AIA) and a SANAS-accredited (ISO/IEC 17020) inspection body for asbestos, lead, noise and hazardous chemical agents, and applies the same quality system to all its assessments.
Every assessment is led by Christo de Wet, an occupational hygienist registered with the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH), with 15 years of experience.
We work nationwide, and Qualitas has also carried out assessments in Botswana and Kazakhstan. Travel is quoted upfront.
You receive a professional, audit-ready report that stands up to inspection by the Department of Employment and Labour.
- Noise surveys and noise zoning, Hazardous chemical agent monitoring, Lead exposure monitoring, Asbestos surveys and inventories, Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) testing, Heat and cold stress surveys, Vibration surveys, Illumination surveys, Indoor air quality surveys, Ergonomics risk assessments, Hazardous biological agent assessments, Facilities inspections, Occupational health risk assessments
Start with a free Compliance Gap Analysis checklist to see which assessments your site needs and which are overdue.
OUR SERVICES IN GQEBERHA AND KARIEGA
- Do spray painters need isocyanate monitoring?
Where two-pack paints containing isocyanates are sprayed, yes. Isocyanates are respiratory sensitisers with very low exposure limits, so the Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2021 call for a risk assessment and air monitoring by an approved inspection authority.
How often must a spray booth be tested?
Spray booths and other local exhaust ventilation must be examined and tested at intervals not exceeding 24 months under regulation 12(b) of the Hazardous Chemical Agents Regulations.
Our plant is new in the Coega SEZ. Which assessments come first?
A baseline risk assessment to identify the hazards, then noise and chemical surveys for the processes that need them. Our free Compliance Gap Analysis checklist shows what applies.
How do we get a quote for a site in Gqeberha or Kariega?
Send the form below with your site location, WhatsApp us or call 082 649 6599. Tell us what happens on site and roughly how many employees work there, and we will quote you upfront.
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Need an occupational hygiene assessment in Gqeberha or Kariega? Contact us for an obligation-free quotation, WhatsApp us or call 082 649 6599.
