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Help and advice on radon at work Each and every job site can be affected by radon stores, offices, factories, universities, schools, surgeries, health centers, hotels and care houses.

The amount of radon gas you are exposed to at your workplace will rely on where your place of work is found, the kind of building and which part of it you work in. Radon is more likely to be found in basements, cellars and any other poorly ventilated rooms at or below ground level.

It is a legal requirement for an employer to appraise any hazards to staff while at work, including radon and especially if your place of work is in a radon Affected area. You can check by going to www.ukradon.org.

Radon rises up from the ground, so obviously the development of the floor and its integrity can affect radon levels. Ventilation will seriously affect levels and readings could differ widely throughout a building.

We supply passive monitors approved by the HPA. These simple devices are reliable, convenient to use and can be sent by post. Individual results for each home are wholly private.

Radon Testing is normally undertaken in ground floor departments. Higher floors do not often must be tested. That said, all workplaces in radon Affected Areas should be tested.

If the radon levels in any section of a workplace is higher than Four hundred Becquerels per cubic metre ( Bq m3 ), an employer is obliged to take action. In addition they must inform staff of their risk and appoint a person to manage protection measures.

In its publication ‘Radon at Work’ the HPA includes a 5-point plan businesses with premises in radon Affected areas :

• Measurement Test for radon on the ground floor and occupied basements
• Surveillance Continue monitoring till remedial action is complete
• Risk assessment Set concerns for action based on radon levels
• Mitigation Complete remedial action within half a yearsix months
• Maintenance Conduct regular testing and routine checks

AirTech Environmental Systems can advise on the quantity of monitors and best placement locations for most type of business from retail premises to offices thru to manufacturing plants.