The IH Blog
SGS Galson Celebrates World Accreditation Day
By Denise MacDuff Environment, Health & Safety QA Manager On June 9, 2016, you are invited to celebrate with SGS Galson World Accreditation Day 2016, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International...
TROUBLESHOOTING OUR MOST POPULAR PUMPS
SGS Galson’s FreePumpLoan™ program puts quality air sampling pumps at your disposal easily, quickly and, of course, free. To optimize the experience, we provide instructions with each pump and have an excellent client service team available 24/7/365 to help resolve...
New bill defining mold signed in California
By Nicole Tormey Mold sampling may see an increase in California due to a new law adding conditions to the definition of substandard housing. Senate Bill No. 655, which amends Sections 17920 and 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code, adds mold as part of enforceable...
No Madness to Our Methods
From the founding of Galson Laboratories to joining SGS, we’ve worked hard at anticipating the needs of our clients. Positioning the right experts in place to meet your needs, while striving for innovation and simplicity has been a cornerstone of our culture. We do...
New LOQ’s in updated Sampling + Analysis Guide
The online Sampling + Analysis Guide has been recently updated to reflect some changes in Quantitation Limits (LOQs) related to a few gravimetric analyses and we’ve added a new gravimetric analysis. Lowered LOQs: – Asphalt fume (benzene soluble fraction) by...
Safety Day “Hands on Health and Safety”
There are many studies concerning worker safety and a lot of statistics breaking down all aspects of it. Most statistics on workplace safety tally fatalities vs. non-fatalities or are broken down further into OSHA recordable incidents vs. non-recordable incidents. ...
Beryllium sampling: We’ve got you covered
As a world leader in industrial hygiene analysis, we at SGS Galson Laboratories understand the need to measure even difficult-to-digest compounds. And with OSHA’s recently announced proposed rule to lower the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for beryllium from 2...
NEW, LOWER LOQ: IT’S TIME FOR PASSIVE ACETIC ACID STEL SAMPLING!
The times for acetic acid sampling are “a-changin”! We recently updated the LOQ on the Assay N543 badge for Acetic Acid from 5 ug to 3 ug, and as a result, we can now report below the 15 ppm ACGIH TLV STEL for passive badge samples collected over a 15-minute period....
My Trip to Shanghai
Since early August, 2014, Galson Labs has been a part of SGS, a global company providing inspection, verification, testing, and certification services. Although Galson has always had global clients, being part of a company with more than 1,650 offices and labs in 141...
Doing Whatever It Takes For Our Clients
I’ve been reflecting on my 30 years helping Galson clients with their challenges, and 24 years as Client Service Manager. I’m pleased that Galson, now SGS Galson, significant growth has always come with enhancement of our ability to provide the best client service in...