The Information System for Hazardous Substances (IGS-public), an online portal of the State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV), provides consumers with free information on substance characteristics and legislation on chemical and biological substances. The database with around 250,000 entries on substances contains important information on health protection and the handling of hazardous substances.
Occupational safety
Nanoparticles and the REACH Regulation
What are nanoparticles?
The term nanoparticle is used to describe particles with a size between 1 and 100 nanometers in height, width or length. The Greek term “nanos” means dwarf and illustrates the size dimension.
RCP measurement with GSA measuring device SG350ex
With the measuring device SG350ex, the mass fractions of hydrocarbons can be determined by means of an RCP measurement. The measurement with the measuring device SG350ex is used to check occupational health and safety. It can be used to test whether the permissible occupational limit values of the respective mixtures are exceeded or whether there is no specific health hazard.
Technical rules for hazardous substances – TRGS 900
Behind the abbreviation TRGS stands for the Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances. These rules reflect the current state of the art, scientific findings for activities involving hazardous substances, including their classification and labeling. They are drawn up by the Committee for Hazardous Substances (AGS) and published by the Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS). The Hazardous Substances Ordinance can also be consulted.
Technical rules for hazardous substances – TRGS 400
Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances TRGS 400
The abbreviation TRGS stands for Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances and are a fundamental element of occupational health and safety. These rules specify the application of the Hazardous Substances Ordinance.
Such a risk assessment is always necessary if pollutants may be present at the workplace. The employer has a duty to protect employees from potential health hazards.
Particulate matter pollution on New Year’s Eve
The media can no longer imagine life without particulate matter pollution, but what is it and how dangerous is it for us? The debate flares up again on New Year’s Eve: does this mean the end of rockets and firecrackers?
Measuring of harmful substances
Measuring device SG5100ex for measuring of harmful substances
When storing pollutants, a release of the substances is always possible and requires regular monitoring as part of occupational safety, such as measuring of harmful substances.
Measuring of harmful substances with GSA measuring device SG5100ex
Precise measuring of harmful substances can be carried out by the GSA Messgerätebau for gases, for example. Our measuring device SG5100ex is recommended for this, as it is equipped with explosion protection.
Measuring wood dust – minimizing health risks
Wood dust measurement for risk assessment at the workplace
Wood dust is classified as E-dust and poses a great risk of the particles settling in the lungs or affecting other parts of the body. For wood dust measurement and particle measurement of the dust fraction of E-dust, we recommend our measuring device SG10-2A for stationary measurement or the SG5100ex and SG5200 devices for personal measurement.
With regard to a wood dust explosion, we recommend our SG5100ex measuring device, as it has been specially developed for potentially explosive atmospheres.
Measuring of harmful substances -suspected kindergarten
Measuring and analyzing harmful substances via the GSA Messgerätebau GmbH
It is often necessary to measure harmful substances in kindergartens.
In this case GSA Messgerätebau is the right contact, as we have more than 20 years of experience in the measurement and assessment of harmful substances in kindergartens and other public facilities.
If there is a suspicion of pollution in the kindergarten because an odor is perceived, symptoms of exposure to pollutants are increasing or other signs point to this (such as mold on the walls), a measurement should be considered.