OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE IN SECUNDA
Secunda is built around one of the world's largest coal-to-liquids and chemical complexes, and most of its workforce is employed by the contractors, engineering firms and service companies that support it.
Qualitas carries out occupational hygiene surveys for these employers: hazardous chemical agent monitoring, noise surveys, welding fume monitoring and heat stress surveys, including before and during shutdowns.
WHERE WE WORK AROUND SECUNDA
Secunda
Trichardt
Embalenhle
Evander and Kinross
Bethal
Shutdown, maintenance and construction contractors: welding fume, solvents, hydrocarbon vapours, noise and heat during turnarounds.
Engineering, valve, pump and instrument workshops in Secunda and Trichardt.
Chemical and gas handling, storage and transport firms.
Coal mining around Secunda and Evander. 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.
THE HAZARDS WE MEASURE HERE
Benzene and other hydrocarbon vapours, hydrogen sulphide and ammonia, welding and cutting fume, noise from compressors, furnaces and blasting, and heat in summer and near hot plant.
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 SECUNDA
- How should a contractor plan exposure monitoring for a shutdown?
Do the risk assessment before mobilisation, using the task list for the shutdown, and book monitoring for the highest-risk tasks while they are happening. Results that arrive after the shutdown still prove compliance and inform the next one.
Is benzene monitoring done by an AIA?
Benzene is a hazardous chemical agent, and the Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2021 require monitoring by an approved inspection authority. Qualitas is a DEL AIA for hazardous chemical agents.
Can noise and chemicals affect hearing together?
Yes. Some solvents, such as toluene and styrene, damage hearing on their own and add to the effect of noise. Where both are present, the risk assessment should consider them together.
How do we get a quote for a site in Secunda?
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 manufacturing, engineering and foundries
Hazardous Chemical Agents Regulations, 2021
How often must hazardous chemical agent monitoring be done?
Heat stress survey requirements
FREE TOOL AND ARTICLES
REQUEST A QUOTE
Need an occupational hygiene assessment in Secunda, Trichardt or Evander? Contact us for an obligation-free quotation, WhatsApp us or call 082 649 6599.
