Managing exposure to hazardous agents in the workplace and protecting worker health is our core expertise.

When assessing the risk of health hazards, all relevant risk factors should be taken into consideration. Exposure assessments should be conducted where appropriate for effective evaluation of health hazards.

IEH aims to promote good occupational hygiene practices to promote workers’ health. We help our clients to conduct effective risk evaluation for health hazards in four simple phases: 

1) Identifying health hazards and risk factors

Our consultant will visit the client’s workplace to conduct a walk through assessment. During this process, we will assist to identify all significant health hazards and the respective risk factors involved. Our team will prepare a concise report containing the list of identified health hazards, risk factors and recommendation on action plans for risk evaluation.

2) Exposure assessments and risk evaluation 

We support our client in the exposure assessment and risk evaluation for health hazards posed by hazardous chemicals, dusts, physical agents, biological agents and ergonomic factors. Our work involves the measurement and management of exposures including:

• Exposure assessments for dusts, chemicals, physical and biological agents.
• Assessments for planned or occasional exposures.
• Assessments for human and culture factors.
• Assessments for workplace design, human factor & Ergonomic factors
• Advice on appropriate health based in-house occupational exposure limits.
• Risk evaluation considering both hazard and exposure data. 

3) Result interpretation and developing control strategies 

Proper interpretation of risk evaluation result is important for developing effective control strategies. IEH provide experienced occupational hygiene consultants to help our client understand the results from exposure assessment & risk evaluation and advise on development of effective risk control strategy.  IEH is also leading experts in assisting our clients in establishing WSH and OH Programmes: 

• Occupational Hygiene Programme
• Hearing Conservation Programme 
• Hazardous Substances Programme 
• Ergonomics Programme
• Biosafety Programme
• Radiation Safety Programme

4) Implementation of control measures and training 

IEH consultant can continue to support on the implementation of the control measures. We also provide a wide range of occupational hygiene training for all level of the workforce. Occupational Hygiene Officers (OHO) will be deployed to conduct inspection and monitoring to measure the effectiveness of the control measures. Many of our clients continue to engage our OHOs to conduct regular inspections and maintenance of their WSH and OH programmes.

Exposure assessments should be conducted where appropriate for effective evaluation of health hazards. Exposure estimates can be compared to established Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) or other health standard standards to establish the likelihood of the ill-health effects.

Exposure assessment estimate and measure the magnitude, frequency and duration of exposure to an agent, along with the number and characteristics of the workforce exposed.

Our team of consultants are leading experts in various types exposure assessments in all major commercial, industrial, and service sectors. Our exposure assessment services include: 

• Inhalation Exposure for  
  • Dust and Fibrous Aerosols
  • Gas and Vapours
  • Bioaerosols 
• Exposure to Physical Agent
  • Noise
  • Vibration
  • Heat and Cold
  • Lighting
  • Ionising and Non-Ionising Radiation  
• Dermal and Ingestion Exposure 

Risk Evaluation 

Risk Evaluation based solely on exposure estimates is inadequate, all risk factors must be taken into consideration.  Our risk evaluation process will also cover the following:

• Assessments for planned or occasional exposures scenarios. 
• Assessments for human and culture risk factors.
• Assessments for workplace design, human factor & ergonomic risk factors.
• Risk evaluation considering both hazard and exposure data. 

Institute of Ergonomics and Hygiene (IEH) work with specialist laboratories to provide premier industrial/occupational hygiene sampling and monitoring for a safer working environment.

Supporting your compliance to Singapore Ministry of Manpower.

Our consultant will support you to develop the sampling strategy for you, helping you to decide the number of personal and area samples required to provide representative results. After monitoring, we do not stop there, we will provide recommendations and follow through to support the workplace with exposure control measures.

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Institute of Ergonomics and Hygiene (IEH) specialises in occupational noise monitoring and ensure quality hearing conservation programme

Supporting your compliance to Singapore Ministry of Manpower.

Our consultant will support you to develop the noise sampling strategy for you, helping you to decide the number of personal dosimetry and plan for your machine and area noise measure to provide representative results. After monitoring, we do not stop there, we will provide recommendations and follow through to support your workplace with noise control measures.

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Occupational Hygiene (OH) programme is a comprehensive approach to recognise, evaluate and control of those environmental factors and stresses, arising in or from the workplace that may cause illness, injury, or discomfort. 

IEH is leading expert in developing and customising comprehensive OH Programme to meet the needs of our clients. Our consultant goes recommending standard policy, we apply our understanding of the relationship between workplace exposure and disease, and develop pragmatic procedures. 

A typical OH Programme will include: 

• Policy on OH
• Hazard Identification
• OH Process and Procedures
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Education and Training
• Preventative Maintenance and Inspection
• PPE Policy and Procedure
• Continuous Monitoring Process and Procedure
• Health surveillance Policy and Procedure
• Evaluation and Review 

Other WSH Programmes 

Some organisations see the need to establish WSH programme on specified hazards and issues. Our consultant have vast experience in supporting our clients in the development of WSH programmes including:

• Hearing Conservation Programme
• Hazardous Substances Programme
• Heat Injuries Prevention Programme
• Ergonomics Programme
• Biosafety Programme
• Electromagnetic and Radiation Safety Programme

There are complex links between health effects, occupational diseases and workplace exposure. Thorough investigation is required to establish cause-and-effect relationship between the alleged workplace illness and the potential exposure  

At IEH, our health and safety specialists, ergonomists and occupational hygienists have conducted numerous of investigations on workplace accidents and occupational diseases. We have provided authoritative evidence for many occupational disease including:

• accident caused by human factors or negligence
• occupational overuse due to manual handling
• upper limb disorders
• allergic and contact dermatitis
• asbestos related diseases
• respiratory diseases
• occupational cancers

We help our clients to

• establish link between reported illness and potential work exposure
• disprove alleged occupational illness and injuries
• determine the source of infection / cause of illness
• recommend intervention, corrective  and preventive actions

Good indoor air quality is important for the personal well-being and health of employees. Premises with good quality air are also more productive workplaces.

IEH deploy qualified professionals to provide indoor air quality testing and assessment service. We gives you peace of mind, knowing you are providing a safe and healthy working environment for your people.

IEH can provide the following:

• IAQ Audit based on Singapore Standards SS554:2009 / 2016
• Indoor Environmental Quality Pre-Requisites for BCA Green Mark
• Various indoor assessment including 
  • Thermal comfort parameters
  • Microbial counts including speciation
  • Dust particles
  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO)
  • Formaldehyde (HCHO)
  • Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs)
  • Air exchange rate, ventilation effectiveness and age of air
• Asbestos risk assessments and other hazardous substances
• Physical factors – noise and electromagnetic fields examinations; determining light intensity

Outsourcing is an effective cost-saving strategy and a fast growing trend in many organisation. Outsourcing part or whole of the OH function will allow the company to give greater attention to key business operational matters.

IEH deploy qualified OH and other professionals to help our client maintain their workplace hygiene. All our professional have vast experiences relevant to all major commercial, industrial, and service sectors.

Our range of professional deployment includes:

• Occupational Hygienist 
• Occupational Hygiene Officer 
• Ergonomist
• Bisosafety professional
• Noise Monitoring Officer
• Noise Control Officer
• Competent persons for sampling and monitoring of airborne contaminants
• Competent person for management of hazardous substances
• Confined space safety assessor
• Competent persons for asbestos survey