OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE FOR HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND LABORATORIES
Hospitals, clinics and laboratories expose staff to infectious agents, anaesthetic gases, sterilants and laboratory chemicals, often in buildings with ventilation that was never designed for today's use.
Qualitas carries out the occupational hygiene assessments healthcare employers need: hazardous biological agent risk assessments, chemical monitoring, ventilation and indoor air quality surveys, ergonomics and lighting. We do not provide medical surveillance; that is done by your occupational health practitioner.
WHERE WE WORK
Public and private hospitals
Clinics and day theatres
Pathology and research laboratories
University and teaching laboratories
Pharmacies and compounding units
Veterinary practices
The Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents, 2022 require every healthcare employer to assess the risk of exposure to biological agents and review it at least every two years.
The Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2021 cover anaesthetic gases, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde and other disinfectants, and laboratory solvents, including air monitoring where exposure may be significant and 24-monthly tests of fume cupboards and other extraction.
The Facilities Regulations and the Physical Agents Regulations, 2024 cover ventilation, lighting and thermal comfort.
THE HAZARDS WE MEASURE IN HEALTHCARE
Infectious agents, including airborne tuberculosis in high-risk areas.
Waste anaesthetic gases in theatres and recovery rooms.
Formaldehyde in pathology and histology laboratories.
Disinfectants and sterilants in endoscopy units and CSSDs.
Fume cupboard and biosafety cabinet performance.
Indoor air quality, lighting and patient-handling ergonomics.
WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES
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.
- Hazardous biological agent risk assessments, Microbiological surface swab sampling, Anaesthetic gas monitoring, Formaldehyde and disinfectant monitoring, Local exhaust ventilation and fume cupboard testing, Indoor air quality surveys, Illumination surveys, Ergonomics risk assessments, Noise surveys for plant rooms and laundries, Asbestos inventories for older buildings, Occupational health risk assessments
Start with a free Compliance Gap Analysis checklist to see which assessments your facility needs and which are overdue.
OUR SERVICES FOR HEALTHCARE
- How often must a hospital review its biological agents risk assessment?
At least every two years under the Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents, 2022, and sooner if work practices, equipment or the agents involved change.
Do theatres need anaesthetic gas monitoring?
Where waste anaesthetic gases may escape, the chemical risk assessment should consider monitoring theatre and recovery staff. Leaking circuits and poor scavenging are the usual causes of high results.
Does Qualitas do medical surveillance or blood tests?
No. Qualitas measures workplace exposure. Medical surveillance, including any biological testing, is done by an occupational health practitioner, who uses our results to plan it.
How do we get a quote for a hospital or laboratory?
Send the form below with your site location, WhatsApp us or call 082 649 6599. Tell us what the facility does and roughly how many employees work there, and we will quote you upfront.
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Need occupational hygiene assessments for your hospital, clinic or laboratory? Contact us for an obligation-free quotation, WhatsApp us or call 082 649 6599.
