In many houses, extensive refurbishment measures are only required after many years, for example, when old plaster is knocked off or old tiles or electrical cables are removed. In order to find out whether pollutants are hidden in the old building components, measurements of harmful substances such as asbestos measurements are useful.
In general, the term pollutants refers to substances that have a harmful effect on health and/or the environment.
The pollutants can be solids, gases/fumes or liquids and are usually present as mixtures of substances.
The hazard potential depends on the type of substance and the duration and frequency of exposure.
If there is water damage or a damage pattern is already visible, a consultation with our GSA pollutant experts to test the mold infestation can be helpful.
A professional determination of the infestation using special measuring devices for testing mold infestation can be relevant and recommended in the event of financial claims.
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If a risk assessment is available and a potential danger to the employee can be identified, the employer is obliged to take suitable protective measures. To do this, it is advisable to first measure the concentration of the respective substance at the workplace using a pollutants measuring device.
In the field of measurement technology, GSA is the point of contact for the use of measuring devices. For example, our measuring device SG12 is ideally suited for carrying out fibre measurements of asbestos fibers. Our partner, GSA Ratingen, offers the possibility of carrying out measurements on your behalf. For further information, please contact GSA Gesellschaft für Schadstoffanalytik.
How do the various pollutants affect health and why is prevention so important? This is an elementary question if pollutants could be present at the workplace or if they are used for production or could be generated there.