🇵🇱 LABORATORIUM OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA PRACY Sp. z o.o. PL

PCA AB 1037 • Siedlce, Poland • 28 methods

EnvironmentMaterials & polymersConstruction

LABORATORIUM OCHRONY ŚRODOWISKA PRACY Sp. z o.o. is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1037 (Siedlce, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 28 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Materials & polymers, Construction. Test objects include: Workplace environment - air, Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected on filters, Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected into absorbing…, Workplace environment - cold microclimate.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1037
  • Methods in scope: 28
  • Types of test objects: 9
  • City: Siedlce, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1037
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Starzyńskiego 1, 08-110 Siedlce
City
Siedlce, Poland

What this laboratory tests (9)

Accreditation scope — test methods (28)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Workplace environment - noise A-weighted equivalent sound level A-weighted maximum sound level Range: (35 - 135) dB C-weighted peak sound level Range: (35 - 138) dB Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 3 – punkt 11
2 Workplace environment - noise Noise exposure level normalised to: - an 8-hour working day and the corresponding daily exposure - an average weekly working time (calculated)
3 Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range: (0,2 - 100) m/s2 Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
4 Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated)
5 Workplace environment - whole-body vibration Frequency-weighted effective vibration acceleration Range: (0,04 - 120) m/s2 Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
6 Workplace environment - whole-body vibration Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) (calculated)
7 Workplace environment - hot microclimate Air temperature Range: (10 - 40) oC Natural wet bulb temperature Range: (10 - 40) oC Blackened globe temperature Range: (10 - 40) oC Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
8 Workplace environment - hot microclimate WBGT index WBGTeff index (calculated)
9 Workplace environment - moderate microclimate Air temperature Range: (-20 - 40) oC Blackened globe temperature Range: (-20 - 40) oC Air humidity Range: (30 - 85) % Air velocity Range: (0,15 - 10) m/s Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 PN-EN ISO 7730:2006+Ap2:2016-04
10 Workplace environment - moderate microclimate PMV index PPD index (calculated)
11 Workplace environment - cold microclimate Air temperature Range: (-20 - 10) oC Blackened globe temperature Range: (-20 - 10) oC Air humidity Range: (30 - 85) % Air velocity Range: (0,4 - 10) m/s Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 11079:2008+Ap1:2013
12 Workplace environment - cold microclimate IREQmin index IREQneutral index twc index (calculated)
13 Workplace environment - air Sampling for occupational exposure assessment to: - dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction - metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
14 Workplace environment - air Sampling for occupational exposure assessment to: - organic substances, including inhalable fraction - inorganic substances, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction thoracic fraction Personal dosimetry method Stationary method
15 Workplace environment - air Exposure index (calculated)
16 Workplace environment - air Concentration of harmful dust agents – inhalable fraction: - Petroleum asphalt - Apatites and phosphorites - Portland cement - Titanium dioxide - Natural graphite - Synthetic graphite - Kaolin - Amorphous and synthetic silica: a) diatomaceous earth (diatomite), uncalcined b) diatomaceous earth (diatomite), calcined c) synthetic amorphous silica (precipitated and gel) d) fused silica (quartz glass) - Wood dust - Flour dust - Dusts not classified according to toxicity - Organic dusts of animal and plant origin except wood and flour dust - Calcium sulphate (VI) (gypsum) - Carbon black - Coal (hard, brown) - Magnesium calcium carbonate (dolomite) - Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range: (0,10 - 20,4) mg/m3 Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
17 Workplace environment - air Concentration of harmful dust agents – respirable fraction: - Apatites and phosphorites - Portland cement - Natural graphite - Amorphous and synthetic silica: a) diatomaceous earth (diatomite), uncalcined b) diatomaceous earth (diatomite), calcined c) synthetic amorphous silica (precipitated and gel) d) fused silica (quartz glass) - Organic dusts of animal and plant origin except wood and flour dust - Coal (hard, brown) Range: (0,11 - 7,3) mg/m3 Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
18 Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected on filters Concentration / content of iron oxides expressed as Fe - inhalable fraction Range: (0,043 - 12,9) mg/m3 (0,03 - 9,0) mg in the sample - respirable fraction Range: (0,045 - 13,4) mg/m3 (0,03 - 9,0) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-Z-04469:2025-02
19 Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected on filters Concentration / content of manganese and its inorganic compounds expressed as Mn - inhalable fraction Range: (0,003 - 2,8) mg/m3 (0,002 - 2,0) mg in the sample - respirable fraction Range: (0,003 - 3,0) mg/m3 (0,002 - 2,0) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-Z-04472:2015-10+Ap1:2015-12
20 Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected on filters Concentration / content of copper and its compounds expressed as Cu Range: (0,003 - 3,5) mg/m3 (0,002 - 2,5) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-Z-04106-3:2002
21 Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected on filters Concentration / content of zinc oxide and its compounds expressed as Zn - inhalable fraction Range: (0,061 - 14,7) mg/m3 (0,03125 - 7,50) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) PN-87-Z-04100/03
22 Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected on filters Metallic nickel concentration/content Range: (0,004 - 3,5) mg/m3 (0,003 - 2,5) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) PN-Z-04502:2019-10
23 Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected on filters Concentration/content of nickel compounds – calculated as Ni - inhalable fraction Range: (0,001 - 0,690) mg/m3 (0,001 - 0,500) mg in the sample - respirable fraction Range: (0,001 - 0,630) mg/m3 (0,001 - 0,500) mg in the sample Flame atomic absorption spectrometry method (FAAS) PN-Z-04502:2019-10
24 Workplace environment - air Gas concentration - Range: NO (0,16 - 7,50) mg/m3 (0,13 - 6,0) ppm NO2 (0,21 - 2,9) mg/m3 (0,11 - 1,5) ppm CO (1,40 - 140) mg/m3 (1,2 - 120) ppm Electrochemical method Procedura Badawcza QLB-03, wydanie 3 z dnia 24.11.2025 r.
25 Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected into absorbing solution Concentration / content of ammonia Range: (1,2 - 150) mg/m3 (0,012 - 1,5) mg in the sample Spectrophotometric method PN-71/Z-04041
26 Workplace environment - air, - air samples collected into absorbing solution Concentration / content of formaldehyde Range: (0,031 - 1,25) mg/m3 (0,000125 - 0,005) mg in the sample Spectrophotometric method PN-76/Z-04045/02
27 Workplace environment - air Concentration of organic compounds Range: acetone (0,63 - 3163) mg/m3 (0,00628 - 31,37) mg in the sample ethanol (0,65 - 6523) mg/m3 (0,00631 - 63,14) mg in the sample butan-1-ol (0,82 - 2059) mg/m3 (0,0081 - 20,24) mg in the sample 2-methylpropan-1-ol (0,66 - 1641) mg/m3 2-ethoxyethanol (0,79 - 158) mg/m3 (0,21 - 42,25) ppm (0,02325 - 4,65) mg in the sample 2-butoxyethanol (0,74 - 492) mg/m3 (0,0216 - 14,40) mg in the sample ethyl acetate (0,74 - 1849) mg/m3 (0,20 - 505,74) ppm (0,00720 - 18,00) mg in the sample n-butyl acetate (1,07 - 3577) mg/m3 (0,01056 - 35,20) mg in the sample 2-ethoxyethyl acetate (0,79 - 132) mg/m3 (0,14 - 24,07) ppm (0,02328 - 3,88) mg in the sample toluene (0,54 - 1350) mg/m3 (0,0052 - 13,00) mg in the sample xylene - mixture of isomers: 1,2; 1,3; 1,4; (0,53 - 1334) mg/m3 (0,00516 - 12,90) mg in the sample methanol (1,43 - 1906) mg/m3 (0,01426 - 19,00) mg in the sample Gas chromatography method with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID) Procedura Badawcza QLB-04, wydanie 3 z dnia 21.12.2018 r.
28 Workplace environment - air Concentration of organic compounds Range: propan-2-ol (0,81 - 8107) mg/m3 (0,00786 - 78,64) mg in the sample propan-1-ol (0,65 - 6510) mg/m3 (0,0064 - 64,00) mg in the sample pentane (0,64 - 6409) mg/m3 (0,00626 - 62,62) mg in the sample hexane (0,67 - 1345) mg/m3 (0,00655 - 13,09) mg in the sample heptane (0,70 - 3487) mg/m3 (0,0068 - 34,00) mg in the sample octane (0,57 - 7185) mg/m3 (0,00562 - 70,27) mg in the sample benzene (0,09 - 54) mg/m3 (0,03 - 16,66) ppm (0,00176 - 1,055) mg in the sample ethylbenzene (0,54 - 2707) mg/m3 (0,00522 - 26,10) mg in the sample styrene (0,56 - 1391) mg/m3 (0,00545 - 13,63) mg in the sample butan-2-one (0,65 - 6531) mg/m3 (0,00645 - 64,46) mg in the sample cyclohexanone (0,58 - 1167) mg/m3 (0,00569 - 11,37) mg in the sample tetrachloroethene (1,68 - 840) mg/m3 (0,24 - 122,06) ppm (0,0162 - 8,10) mg in the sample Gas chromatography method with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID) Procedura Badawcza QLB-04, wydanie 3 z dnia 21.12.2018 r.

Reference standards (18)

PN-71/Z-04041
PN-76/Z-04045/02
PN-87-Z-04100/03
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN ISO 11079:2008+Ap1:2013
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 PN-EN ISO 7730:2006+Ap2:2016-04
PN-N-01307:1994 PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 3 – punkt 11
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04106-3:2002
PN-Z-04469:2025-02
PN-Z-04472:2015-10+Ap1:2015-12
PN-Z-04502:2019-10
PN-Z-04507:2022-05 PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
PN-Z-04508:2022-05 PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
Procedura Badawcza QLB-03, wydanie 3 z dnia 24.11.2025 r.
Procedura Badawcza QLB-04, wydanie 3 z dnia 21.12.2018 r.