Lonestar has the largest Industrial Hygiene (IH) Field Services Team in the MENA Region. Our Industrial Hygiene (IH) Project Sampling services utilizes our dedicated team of technically qualified field staff and the latest Intrinsically Safe (IS) equipment. Lonestar performs airborne, bulk material and surface type Chemical, Physical, Noise, Microbiological Inspection/Survey/Sampling/Analysis

Industrial Hygiene Monitoring Tests Conducted

• Hazardous Metals: Airborne Heavy Metals/Welding fumes and Metal or Welding Dusts, Fumes
• Hazardous Chemical Compounds: Total Volatile Organic Compounds, Hydrogen Sulfide, Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Methane, Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, BTEX
• Acid Mists: Hydrogen Fluoride, Hydrogen Chloride, Nitric Acid, Sulfuric Acid, Ammonium Chloride
• Combustible Gases: Volatile Organic Compounds, Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds, Total Volatile Organic Compounds, Total/Respirable Dusts and Fibers (TSP/RSP) establishing personnel compliance with 8Hr Time Weighted Average regulatory specifications for Permissible Exposure limits
• Sound/Noise Level Monitoring (Ambient/Area & Personnel/Dosimetry): Workplace (Area), Occupational (Dosimetry). Threshold limit Value (TLV) or 8 Hr TWA, 24 Hr Workplace exposure. Class I/Class II data logging Intrinsically Safe (I/S) equipment capable of measuring over 32,000 data points with user defined parameter settings.
• Particulates in Air: Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Arsenic, Selenium, Aluminum, Silver, Beryllium, Cobalt, Molybdenum, Antimony (Cr/Crlll, Sn)
• Hazardous Gases: Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH), NO, NO2, NOX, SOX, SO2, BTEX
• Analysis of Bulk Material samples by Visual Identification: Polarized Light Microscopy, Dispersion Staining (DS) - Chrysotile, Amosite, Crocdolite, Anthophylite, Tremilite, Actinolite
• Inspection/Survey/Sampling/Analysis suspect samples: Asbestos Containing Materials
• Meteorological: Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Barometric Pressure, Temp, RH (Heat Stress)
• Occupational Parameters: Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Ozone, Tmp, RH
• Vibration Monitoring: Rotary Equipment (Compressors, Generators, Turbines)
• Microbiological: Bacteria - Total Plate Count, Mold/Fungal Spore Concentration
• LUX/Lighting/Illumination Monitoring: Commercial/Industrial/Hospitality/Medical
• Dusts/Particulates: Total Suspended Particulates, Respirable Suspended Particulates
• Silica: Crystalline Silica/Amorphous Silica
• Oil Mists: Total Oil Mists

For Inspection/Survey/Sampling/Analysis suspect samples - Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) Lonestar utilizes trained Inspectors and in- house permanent and mobile laboratory facility providing analysis and quantification of asbestos/non-asbestos fiber types and concentration by trained PLM Analysts

Industrial Hygiene (IH) Monitoring performed for one or more following requirements

Municipal, Commercial, Industrial, Governmental regulatory agency

Internal audit workplace monitoring for occupational exposure risk assessment

Typical Industrial Hygiene (IH) Monitoring is conducted at the following locations

Industrial Facilities & Commercial Facilities, Rigs and offshore platforms, Commercial Office Buildings, Hotels, Schools, Federal & Municipal Facilities, Ships and Offshore vessels, Accommodation Facilities – Onshore/Offshore, Military Facilities, Manufacturing Facilities, Engineering Services Facilities, Personnel Training Facilities, Executive Offices, Private Facilities, Fabrication Yards, Commercial Facilities