OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE IN KLERKSDORP AND POTCHEFSTROOM
Klerksdorp, Orkney and Stilfontein grew on gold, and the Matlosana area still hosts gold mining, tailings retreatment and the engineering firms that serve them. Potchefstroom adds grain milling, animal feed, agricultural processing and a university town's laboratories.
Qualitas carries out occupational hygiene surveys for these employers: dust and silica monitoring, noise surveys, fumigant and chemical assessments, heat stress surveys and LEV tests.
WHERE WE WORK AROUND KLERKSDORP
Klerksdorp
Orkney and Stilfontein
Hartbeesfontein
Potchefstroom
Ventersdorp
Wolmaransstad
Gold mines and tailings retreatment. Qualitas carries out occupational hygiene assessments on mines under the Mine Health and Safety Act (29 of 1996), and can hold the section 12(1) occupational hygiene appointment for surface operations.
Engineering, foundry and rebuild workshops in Klerksdorp and Orkney: welding fume, silica, grinding dust and noise.
Grain silos, maize and flour mills, and animal feed plants around Potchefstroom: grain and flour dust, fumigants such as phosphine, and noise from hammer mills.
Agricultural co-operatives, fertiliser and agrochemical stores: pesticides and other hazardous chemical agents.
University and commercial laboratories: chemicals, fume cupboards and biological agents.
THE HAZARDS WE MEASURE HERE
Respirable crystalline silica, grain and flour dust, fumigants, pesticides, welding fume, noise from mills and workshops, and heat in North West summers.
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 KLERKSDORP AND POTCHEFSTROOM
- Is flour and grain dust a legal concern?
Yes. Flour and grain dust are hazardous chemical agents that can cause asthma, and flour dust is a known respiratory sensitiser. Mills and feed plants need a chemical risk assessment and, usually, personal dust monitoring.
What about phosphine in fumigated silos?
Phosphine is highly toxic. The risk assessment must cover fumigation, ventilation and re-entry, and staff who work near fumigated grain may need exposure monitoring.
Can Qualitas assess a tailings retreatment plant?
Yes. Qualitas carries out occupational hygiene assessments on mines and mine plants under the Mine Health and Safety Act, and can hold the section 12(1) appointment for surface operations.
How do we get a quote for a site in Klerksdorp or Potchefstroom?
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.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Free online tool: Compliance Gap Assessment. See what is due at your workplace
Occupational hygiene for mines and quarries
Occupational hygiene for food, beverage and cold chain
Silica dust exposure monitoring
How often must a noise survey be done?
Occupational exposure limits explained
Heat stress survey requirements
FREE TOOL AND ARTICLES
REQUEST A QUOTE
Need an occupational hygiene assessment in Klerksdorp or Potchefstroom? Contact us for an obligation-free quotation, WhatsApp us or call 082 649 6599.
