🇵🇱 IK EKO IWONA KOPIŃSKA PL

PCA AB 1855 • Knurów, Poland • 29 methods

EnvironmentWater & wastewaterConstruction

IK EKO IWONA KOPIŃSKA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1855 (Knurów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 29 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater, Construction. Test objects include: Workplace environment - air, Wastewater, Rainwater, Snowmelt water, Workplace environment – cold microclimate, Workplace environment – emergency lighting. Most frequently used techniques: Direct measurement method, Electrochemical method, Gravimetric method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 1855
  • Methods in scope: 29
  • Types of test objects: 11
  • Techniques used: 7
  • City: Knurów, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 1855
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
ul. Aleja Piastów 4B/34, 44-193 Knurów
City
Knurów, Poland

What this laboratory tests (11)

Analytical techniques used (7)

Accreditation scope — test methods (29)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Test methods
1 Workplace environment - air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
dust agents – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction organic substances, including – inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including – thoracic fraction – respirable fraction metals and their compounds, including – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction asbestos – respirable fibres man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres – respirable fibres
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
2 Workplace environment - air Sampling for occupational exposure assessment to inorganic substances Stationary method PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
3 Workplace environment - air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
4 Workplace environment - air Carbon monoxide concentration
Range (2,3 – 127) mg/m3 Range (2,0 – 110) ppm
Electrochemical method PB-01 wydanie 5 z dnia 07.11.2024 r.
5 Workplace environment - air Exposure indices (calculated) PB-01 wydanie 5 z dnia 07.11.2024 r.
6 Workplace environment - air Gas concentrations
nitrogen oxide (0,25 – 6,2) mg/m3 Range (0,20 – 5,0) ppm nitrogen dioxide (0,19 – 1,9) mg/m3 (0,10 – 1,0) ppm
Electrochemical method PB-03 wydanie 4 z dnia 07.11.2024 r.
7 Workplace environment - air Exposure indices (calculated) PB-03 wydanie 4 z dnia 07.11.2024 r.
8 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 (0,2 – 17) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
9 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 (0,1 –10) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
10 Workplace environment – noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (40 – 136) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (50 – 136) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 - punkt 10 i 11
11 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 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 - punkt 10 i 11
12 Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise Equivalent sound pressure level in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz Maximum sound pressure level in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz
Range (50 – 136) dB
Direct measurement method PN-Z-01339:2020-12
13 Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise Equivalent sound pressure level in one-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
14 Workplace environment – indoor electric lighting Illuminance
Range (5 – 9800) lx
Direct measurement method PN-83/E-04040.03 | PB-02 wydanie 2 z dnia 19.12.2022 r.
15 Workplace environment – indoor electric lighting Illuminance uniformity (calculated), Illuminance uniformity PN-83/E-04040.03 | PB-02 wydanie 2 z dnia 19.12.2022 r.
16 Workplace environment – emergency lighting Illuminance
Range (0,5 – 500) lx
Direct measurement method PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3-4.2.7; 4.3 ; 4.4 ; 4.5 ; 5
17 Workplace environment – emergency lighting Ratio of minimum to maximum illuminance (calculated) PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3-4.2.7; 4.3 ; 4.4 ; 4.5 ; 5
18 Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,3 – 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
19 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
20 Workplace environment – whole-body vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,03 – 50) m/s2
Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
21 Workplace environment – whole-body vibration Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of action root-mean-square, frequency-corrected vibration acceleration, dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the relevant factors (1.4 awx, 1.4 awy, awz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes and less, expressed as the root-mean-square, frequency-weighted vibration acceleration, dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components taking into account the relevant factors (1.4 awx, 1.4 awy, awz) (calculated) PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
22 Workplace environment – cold microclimate Air temperature
Range (-30 – 10) °C Black globe temperature Range (-30 – 10) °C Air humidity Range (25 – 90) % Air velocity Range (0,4 – 10,0) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
23 Workplace environment – cold microclimate tWC index, IREQmin index, IREQneutral index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
24 Workplace environment – moderate microclimate Air temperature
Range (10 – 30) °C Black globe temperature Range (10 – 40) °C Air humidity Range (25 – 90) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 1,0) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04
25 Workplace environment – moderate microclimate PMV index, PPD index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04
26 Workplace environment – hot microclimate Air temperature
Range (10 – 60) °C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (10 – 60) °C Black globe temperature Range (10 – 60) °C
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
27 Workplace environment – hot microclimate WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
28 Wastewater, Rainwater, Snowmelt water Sampling for chemical and physical testing
Temperature of the collected sample of wastewater, rainwater, snowmelt water Range (10,0 – 40,0) oC
Manual method PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11 | PN-77/C-04584
29 Wastewater, Rainwater, Snowmelt water pH
Range 4,0 – 10,0
Potentiometric method PN-EN ISO 10523:2012

Reference standards (25)

PB-01 wydanie 5 z dnia 07.11.2024 r.
PB-02 wydanie 2 z dnia 19.12.2022 r.
PB-03 wydanie 4 z dnia 07.11.2024 r.
PN-77/C-04584
PN-83/E-04040.03
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN 1838:2013-11 z wyłączeniem pkt. 4.2.3-4.2.7; 4.3 ; 4.4 ; 4.5 ; 5
PN-EN ISO 10523:2012
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 7730:2006
PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04
PN-EN ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 2 i 3 - punkt 10 i 11
PN-ISO 5667-10:2021-11
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