ADVICE

AMCOSH has considerable expertise in interpreting and advising clients on occupational health and safety legislation. Additionally, AMCOSH's staff have many years of extensive practical OH&S experience in a wide range of workplaces and processes.

This means that we fully understand both the legislative and the practical aspects of OH&S in the workplace. As a result our clients receive high quality and comprehensive OH&S advice and auditing services in the areas of:

OH&S Management System design
OHS policy development, strategic planning and assisting OHS committees
Assistance in complying with government regulations and codes of practice
Comprehensive workplace hazard audits and risk assessments
Training courses and development of OHS educational programs
SafetyMAP auditing and advice
Occupational hygiene assessments including hazardous substances and noise hazards
Plant safety auditing and accident investigation
Entry into confined spaces
Indoor air quality assessments
Emergency management plans
Asbestos audits and management of asbestos removal projects

Our staff are members of a number of professional associations and are representatives on various bodies including:

Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
Ergonomics Society of Australia
British Occupational Hygiene Society
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists
NATA Occupational Hygiene Technical Committee
Standards Australia Safety in Laboratories Committee

MEASUREMENT

AMCOSH has extensive NATA accreditation for occupational hygiene monitoring and asbestos analysis. All workplace monitoring is performed by highly qualified and experienced occupational hygiene staff.

The ability to accurately measure OH&S hazards means that AMCOSH is able to determine the real workplace risk and subsequently advise on practical appropriate solutions.

CHEMICAL HAZARDS

Chemicals
Industrial metals
Fibres - asbestos, synthetic mineral fibre
Dusts - silica, wood dust, cement dust, etc.
Welding fume
Pesticides

PHYSICAL HAZARDS

Noise measurement and control
Heat stress
Lighting
Non-ionising radiation
Vibration

BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

Moulds and bacterial levels in air
Endotoxin measurement

CONTROL

AMCOSH staff have considerable knowledge and experience in the application of control measures for minimising hazards in the workplace. Our strategy involves the use of the hierarchy of control measures recognised as "best practise" by OH&S professional world-wide. That is:

Elimination
Substitution
Isolation
Engineering Controls
Administrative
Personal Protective Equipment

Using this framework, AMCOSH can provide recommendations and guidance on the implementation of practicable control measures such as:

Process modification
Ventilation
Protective clothing/respiratory protection
Noise control
Management plans

This means that our clients receive advice on solutions to workplace hazards that are effective and practical and comply with the control provisions of State and National OH&S legislation.