On-Site Environmental Monitoring Services

Environmental Monitoring Service Programs:

  • Provides feedback about actual environmental impacts
  • Supports compliance with regulatory standards
  • Facilitates any needed design or operational changes

Environmental Monitoring Services Include:

  • Employee chemical exposure level monitoring
  • Air exchange and Ventilation evaluations
  • Employee work practice evaluations
  • Personal breathing zone monitoring
Ethylene Oxide Monitoring
  • Minimize employee exposure to ethylene oxide gas by evaluating work procedures and engineering controls.
  • Our on-site monitoring program helps to satisfy the requirements and recommendations set forth by Joint Commission, NIOSH and OSHA.
  • Utilize testing results as a basis for making appropriate recommendations aimed at reducing employee exposure.
  • Monitoring programs help follow the guidelines of OSHA standard publication number, (29 CFR 1910.1047, 29 CFR 1910.134 [b], [d], [e] and [f]), and test the effectiveness of systems designed to reduce employee exposure to ethylene oxide.

Ethylene Oxide Testing Procedures

An infrared gas analyzer (Miran SapphIRe) will be used to make on-site determinations for ethylene oxide exposure during the sterilization cycle. Both short and long term personal exposure assessments will be used to meet current regulatory requirements. Compliant Healthcare Technologies, LLC (CHT®), can also determine air exchange rates by measuring ventilation supply air flow in locations where the monitoring is performed.

Laboratory Gas Monitoring (Formaldehyde and Xylene)
  • Minimize employee exposure to formaldehyde and xylene by evaluating work procedures and engineering controls.
  • On-site monitoring programs help satisfy the requirements and recommendations set forth by Joint Commission, NIOSH and OSHA.
  • Utilize testing results as a basis for making appropriate recommendations aimed at reducing employee exposure.
  • Monitoring programs help follow the guidelines of OSHA standard publication number (29 CFR 1910.100 29 - cfr 1910.1048, and 29CFR 1910.134[b],[d],[e],[f], and test the effectiveness of systems designed to reduce employee exposure to formaldehyde and xylene.

Laboratory Gas Testing Procedures (Formaldehyde and Xylene)

An infrared gas analyzer (Miran SapphIRe) will be used to make on-site determinations for formaldehyde and xylene exposure. An in-depth exposure assessment in potentially hazardous work areas such as the Morgue, Processing Room, Pathology, and Gross Room may be assessed. Both short and long term passive diffusion monitoring badges will be used to evaluate regulatory compliance requirements.

Glutaraldehyde Monitoring
  • Minimize employee exposure to glutaraldehyde by evaluating work procedures and engineering controls.
  • On-site monitoring programs help satisfy the requirements and recommendations set forth by Joint Commission, NIOSH and OSHA.
  • Utilize testing results as a basis for making appropriate recommendations aimed at reducing employee exposure.
  • Monitoring programs help follow the guidelines of OSHA Federal Register, Section 1910.1000, 1910.1550, and test the effectiveness of systems designed to reduce employee exposure to glutaraldehyde.

Glutaraldehyde Testing Procedures

Real time readings will be taken at various source locations, at short intervals, to provide an integrated personal exposure analysis. Compliant Healthcare Technologies, LLC can also determine air exchange rates in problem areas (areas that have exceeded the glutaraldehyde PEL) by measuring ventilation supply air flow in locations where the monitoring is performed.

Waste Anesthetic Gas Monitoring
  • Minimize employee exposure to waste anesthetic gases by evaluating scavenging systems and engineering controls.
  • On-site monitoring programs help satisfy the requirements and recommendations set forth by Joint Commission, NIOSH and OSHA.
  • Utilize testing results as a basis for making appropriate recommendations aimed at reducing employee exposure.
  • Monitoring programs help follow the guidelines of NIOSH Publication 77-140, to test effectiveness of systems designed to reduce employee exposure to WAG.

Waste Anesthetic Gas Testing Procedures

An infrared gas analyzer (Miran SapphIRe) will be used to make on-site determinations for nitrous oxide and halogenated anesthetic agents (including desflurane and sevoflurane) at the time of anesthetic delivery (simulated anesthetic delivery will be performed when patient anesthetic delivery is not feasible). On-site monitoring will include average exposure levels in the anesthetist's breathing zone, measurements of high and low pressure nitrous oxide leakage, assessments of scavenging system effectiveness and proper work practice control measure. Compliant Healthcare Technologies, LLC can determine air exchange rates by measuring ventilation supply air flow in locations where the monitoring is performed.