Welcome to AirTech E.C.S. Ltd.

 We provide health and safety consultancy services for all types of industry and workplace environments, specialising in risk based on a wide variety of workplace hazards.

Under the current economic conditions we appreciate the difficulties many firms are experiencing and wish to do our best to support industry.  Consequently we are currently providing our services at very cost-effective and highly competitive rates to help minimise your expenditure.

COSHH Assessments, Local Exhaust Ventilation Testing and Legionella Risk Assessments.

From COSHH assessments to noise testing, we aim to offer you the best service possible. We provide a comprehensive occupational hygiene service including initial assessments, monitoring and surveys to solutions. We aim to provide services which are tailored to our clients needs, providing clear, pragmatic and cost effective advice to enable risks to be appropriately managed and controlled.

Our experienced and qualified consultants have a wealth of experience, principally in the undertaking COSHH assessments, which are often done in partnership with air monitoring exercises, local exhaust ventilation (LEV) testing, noise assessments and legionella risk assessments.

Air monitoring exercises are frequently undertaken as part of our Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) assessments. Air monitoring (chemical exposure measurements) is an invaluable tool which we utilise to fully evaluate a situation and advise on actions required to manage the risk and prevent employee ill-health. The COSHH regulations are the foremost legal requirements which all employers in the UK must comply with; the cornerstone of the COSHH Regulations is ensuring that suitable risk assessments have been completed and that necessary precautions are implemented to prevent or minimise exposure.

We undertake two broad types of noise assessments; workplace noise and environmental noise. Our workplace noise assessments are typically undertaken within industrial environments and enable firms to establish the actions they must undertake to discharge their legal duties and ensure that their workforce is adequately protected. Our bespoken environmental noise assessments are designed to fit around the needs of the situation which can vary significantly depending upon the environment and noise source(s) in question. Environmental noise assessments can be undertaken in support (or opposition) of planning applications, noise impact assessments, investigation of nuisance complaints or for IPPC / planning permit compliance.

Control of chemical exposure in the workplace can be achieved by engineering means such as Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems. LEV is a generic term to describe powered extraction systems removing hazardous airborne substances from localised areas. As with any engineering control incorporating mechanical components the system is subject to “wear and tear” and needs to be regularly tested; the legal requirement to regularly test is thus enshrined in the COSHH Regulations. HSE guidance indicates relevant British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) qualifications required to demonstrate competence in local exhaust ventilation testing, which Air Tech’s consultants hold.

Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia which can affect any body, but which principally affects those who are susceptible because of age, illness, immunosuppression, smoking etc. It is caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila and related bacteria. Legionella bacteria can also cause less serious illnesses, which are not fatal or permanently debilitating. The collective term used to cover the group of diseases caused by legionella bacteria is legionellosis. On average there are 200-300 reported cases in England and Wales each year. Scotland has its own reporting system.

We provide a comprehensive legionella management service. We have the in-house capability to assist companies to meet the requirements of the Health and Safety Executives “The Control of legionella bacteria in water systems”; including chemical dosing of water systems, inspection regimes (log books) and the undertaking of system cleaning as required.

Air Tech also operates a Quality Management System which has seen us gain ISO 9001:2000 certification. This enables us to maintain and continually improve our COSHH assessments, air monitoring, legionella risk assessments, local exhaust ventilation testing and noise assessments.