🇵🇱 dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy PL

PCA AB 1617 • Chojnów, Poland • 39 methods

Environment

dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1617 (Chojnów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 39 test methods in the following areas: Environment. Test objects include: Workplace environment – air, Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration, Workplace environment – noise, Workplace environment – whole-body vibration. Most frequently used techniques: Direct measurement method, Gravimetric method, Personal dosimetry method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1617
  • Methods in scope: 39
  • Types of test objects: 9
  • Techniques used: 5
  • City: Chojnów, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1617
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, Spółka komandytowa, Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów
City
Chojnów, Poland

What this laboratory tests (9)

Analytical techniques used (5)

Laboratory sections (3)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (39)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów
1 Workplace environment – noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (44 – 135) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (44 – 138) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 - punkt 10 i 11
2 Workplace environment – noise Noise exposure level referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated)
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 - punkt 10 i 11
3 Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise Equivalent sound pressure levels in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz Maximum sound pressure levels in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz
Range (54 – 158) dB
Direct measurement method PN-Z-01339:2020-12
4 Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise Equivalent sound pressure levels in third-octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated)
PN-Z-01339:2020-12
5 General environment − noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level
Range (24 – 105) dB
Direct measurement method Załącznik nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (tj. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F
6 General environment − noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LAeqD and LAeqN (calculated) Załącznik nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (tj. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F
7 Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,1 – 300) 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
8 Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration accelerations determined for 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 three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
9 Workplace environment – whole-body vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,03 – 100) m/s2
Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
10 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) PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
11 Workplace environment − hot microclimate Air temperature
Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C Black globe temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
12 Workplace environment − hot microclimate WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
13 Workplace environment − cold microclimate Air temperature
Range (-30,0 – 10,0) 0C Black globe temperature Range (-30,0 – 15,0) 0C Air humidity Range (25,0 – 90,0) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 5,0) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
14 Workplace environment − cold microclimate IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
15 Workplace environment – air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
dust agents – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
16 Workplace environment – air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
organic substances, including – inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including – respirable fraction – thoracic fraction metals and their compounds, including – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction respirable asbestos fibres respirable man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres refractory ceramic fibres refractory ceramic fibres mixed with other man-made mineral fibres
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
17 Workplace environment – air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
18 Workplace environment – air Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction:
Petroleum bitumen Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Titanium dioxide Natural graphite Synthetic graphite Kaolin Amorphous and synthetic silica Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) Carbon black Talc Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,15 – 40,8) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
19 Workplace environment – air Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction:
Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Natural graphite Amorphous and synthetic silica Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Talc Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,09 – 18,6) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
20 Workplace environment – air Gas concentrations
CO (2,3 – 238) mg/m3 Range (2 – 205) ppm NO (0,38 – 10,0) mg/m3 (0,3 – 8,0) ppm
Electrochemical method PB-01 wydanie 4 z dnia 16.02.2026 r.
21 Workplace environment – air Crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) concentration – respirable fraction
Range (0,009 – 0,251) mg/m3 (calculated)
Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130
dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Analytical Laboratory; Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów
22 Workplace environment – air samples collected on filters Crystalline silica content (quartz, cristobalite) – respirable fraction
Range (7 – 200) μg w próbce
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT- IR) Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130
dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Jelenia Góra Branch
23 Workplace environment – noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (44 – 135) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (44 – 138) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 - punkt 10 i 11
24 Workplace environment – noise Noise exposure level referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated)
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 - punkt 10 i 11
25 Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,1 – 300) 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
26 Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration accelerations determined for 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 three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
27 Workplace environment – whole-body vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,03 – 100) m/s2
Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253+1:2011
28 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) PN-EN 14253+1:2011
29 Workplace environment − hot microclimate Air temperature
Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C Black globe temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
30 Workplace environment − hot microclimate WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
31 Workplace environment − cold microclimate Air temperature
Range (-30,0 – 10,0) 0C Black globe temperature Range (-30,0 – 15,0) 0C Air humidity Range (25,0 – 90,0) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 5,0) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
32 Workplace environment − cold microclimate IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
33 Workplace environment – air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
dust agents – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
34 Workplace environment – air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
organic substances, including – inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including – respirable fraction – thoracic fraction metals and their compounds, including – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction respirable asbestos fibres respirable man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres refractory ceramic fibres refractory ceramic fibres mixed with other man-made mineral fibres
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
35 Workplace environment – air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
36 Workplace environment – air Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction:
Petroleum bitumen Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Titanium dioxide Natural graphite Synthetic graphite Kaolin Amorphous and synthetic silica Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) Carbon black Talc Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,15 – 40,8) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
37 Workplace environment – air Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction:
Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Natural graphite Amorphous and synthetic silica Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Talc Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,09 – 18,6) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
38 Workplace environment – air Gas concentrations
CO (2,3 - 238) mg/m3 Range (2 - 205) ppm NO (0,38 – 10,0) mg/m3 (0,3 - 8,0) ppm
Electrochemical method PB-01 Wydanie 4 z dnia 16.02.2026 r.
39 Workplace environment – air Crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) concentration – respirable fraction
Range (0,009 – 0,251) mg/m3 (calculated)
Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130

Reference standards (20)

PB-01 Wydanie 4 z dnia 16.02.2026 r.
PB-01 wydanie 4 z dnia 16.02.2026 r.
PN-EN 14253+1:2011
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
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 9612:2025-11 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 - punkt 10 i 11
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-01339:2020-12
PN-Z-04008-7:2002
PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
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
Podstawy i Metody Oceny Środowiska Pracy 2012, 4 (74), str. 117-130
Załącznik nr 7 do Rozporządzenia Ministra Klimatu i Środowiska z dnia 07.09.2021 r. (tj. Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1706) z wyłączeniem punktu F