EnvironAir Asia

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EnvironAir Asia is one of the accredited Third Party Samplers by the Philippines’ DENR-EMB (Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Environmental Management Bureau) Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines). It also has its own DENR-EMB recognized Laboratory.

Aside from providing sampling, testing and sample analysis, EnvironAir Asia addresses Environmental issue, Health and Safety concerns by providing unique and cost-effective engineering solutions tailor-fitted against the actual needs to Environmental protection and the workers Workforce. It can provide engineering solutions to most manufacturing work environment health and safety concerns like those from oil and gas industry, recreation and tourism, agriculture, mining, food, semiconductor, glass, pharmaceutical, building and other manufacturing plants.

EnvironAir Asia is one of these third party samplers. This company's main task is approaching environmental defilement to address issues in the private and public sectors including in the oil and gas industry, recreation and tourism, agriculture, mining, regional and national governments for organizational improvement, program administration, communications and life cycle management.

EnvironAir Asia, Inc. is geared towards the protection & enhancement of the health and well-being of their employees and the environment by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling workplace hazard and pollutant/contamination.

History

In 2004, an agreement was contracted between Castle Industrial System, Inc. – a Philippine company with decades of working in Pollution Control and Mesar EnvironAir of Canada to form a joint venture company under the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) umbrella with the end objective of transfer of technology between partners.[2] EnvironAir Asia, Inc is dedicated to promote and provide sustainability, environmentally friendly, cost-effectiveness analysis and energy efficiency Engineering Solutions for Environment, health and safety (EH & S) concerns for workers’ protection and legal compliance with the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and DOLE requirements. Since its establishment in 2005, our company boasts of a client portfolio that covers most major industries.

Environmental, health & safety to compliance strategy

Identify regulatory and legislative initiatives that may impact the actual business operations. Monitor and analyzes these regulatory and legislative development processes and assess the potential impact of the legislated and proposed environmental & occupational initiatives on plant operations and develop a range of alternative solutions by identifying to meet statutory requirement under a variety of regulatory and legislative mandates. Initiate dialogue to educate key decision makers to build trust and develop a mutual understanding between regulators and executives. This kind of firm coordinates the position before multiple agencies at the national and regional levels, incorporating policy, legal, technical, and communications perspective. Integrate Environment, health and safety compliance with long- term planning. Experience and insight into the regulatory arenas enable to quickly and efficiently gather information about upcoming legislation and regulations and to recommend ways of incorporating them into the plans. Early consideration of compliance measures allows organizations to respond in a time frame suited to its operational needs and fiscal cycle.

Stack Sampling

Industrial stack emission analyses • Isokinetic Analyses • Emission sampling and flow measurements according to US-EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency) reference methods. Gaseous and particulate pollutants: NOx. SO2, and Particulates PM flue-gas stack

Value Engineering

Value engineering is the structured application of proven techniques at various design phases with the primary aim of cost avoidance or reduction, without sacrificing scope, effectiveness and quality. The principle involves evaluating the functions of the process and/or equipment and focusing on poor value items/functions. This approach requires extensive team interaction and creativity.

Ambient Air Monitoring

Ambient air monitoring is the systematic, assessment of pollutant levels by measuring the quantity and types of certain pollutants in the surrounding, outdoor air. Ambient air quality criteria is an integral part of an effective air quality management system. Reasons to collect such data include to: • Assess the extent of pollution; • Provide air pollution data to the general public in a timely manner; • Support implementation of air quality goals or standard; • Evaluate the effectiveness of [[emission] control strategies; • Provide information on air quality trends; • Provide data for the evaluation of air quality models; and • Support research (e.g., long-term studies of the health effects of air pollution). There are different methods to measure pollutant. A developer of a monitoring strategy should examine the options to determine which method is most appropriate, taking into account the main uses of the data, initial investment costs for equipment, operating costs, reliability of systems, and ease of operation. The locations of monitoring stations depend on the purpose of the monitoring. Most air quality monitoring networks are designed to support human health objectives, and monitoring stations are established in a population center. They may be near busy roads, in city centers, or at locations of particular concern (e.g., a school, hospital, particular emissions sources). Monitoring stations also may be established to determine background pollution levels, away from urban areas and emissions sources. Systems are needed to ensure that date is of acceptable quality, record and store the data, and to analyze the data and present results.

Work Environment Measurement (WEM)

General provision towards Occupational safety and health Standards. The objectives of this issuance are to protect every working man against the dangers of injury, sickness or death through safe and healthful working conditions, thereby assuring the conservation of valuable manpower resources and the prevention of loss or damage to lives and properties, consistent with national development goals and commitment to the total development of every worker as a complete human being. By this, they conduct a series of techniques and processes for testing to detect worst cases that may need improvement in order to comply with the standards of the Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines) (DOLE). In line with this are the parameters that affects the entire production workers such as Physical Hazard: (Illumination, Noise, Temperature, Relative Humidity, Heat Stress, Air Velocity) Chemical Hazards: (Dusts, Organic Solvents, Metals and Acids)

Laboratory

EnvironAir Asia Inc. laboratory conducts testing and analysis of samples; Gaseous and Liquid chemicals which are provided with a laboratory report for results. <ref>https://www.cybo.com/PH/calaca-batangas/recycling-centers/bizco<ref>

Links Related to Stack and Ambient Air Monitoring

Details Links The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 http://www.denr.gov.ph

Certification of 3rd part stack tester http://www.emb.gov.ph

USEPA Method 1: Sample and Velocity Traverses for Stationary Sources https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-01.pdf

USEPA Method 2: Determination of Stack Gas Velocity and Volumetric Flow Rate (Type S Pitot Tube) https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-02.pdf

USEPA Method 3: Gas Analysis for the Determination of Dry Molecular Weight https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-03.pdf

USEPA Method 4: Determination of Moisture Content in Stack Gases https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-04.pdf

USEPA Method 5: Determination of Particulate Matter Emissions from Stationary Sources https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-05.pdf

USEPA Method 6: Determination of Sulfur Oxides Emissions from Stationary Sources https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-06.pdf

USEPA Method 7: Determination of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from Stationary Sources https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-07.pdf

USEPA Method 8:Determination of Sulfuric Acid and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Stationary Sources https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-08.pdf

USEPA Method 9: Visual Determination of the Opacity of Emissions From Stationary Sources https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-09.pdf

USEPA Method 10: Determination of Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Stationary Sources https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/method10r06.pdf

USEPA Method 29: Determination of Metals Emissions from Stationary Sources https://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/promgate/m-29.pdf

DENR Administrative Order 2000-81 http://emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DAO-2000-81.pdf

List of Accredited Stack Testers as per DAO 2013-26

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http://air.emb.gov.ph/?page_id=394

Laws and Policies For Air Quality Management http://air.emb.gov.ph/?page_id=27

DENR Recognized Environmental Laboratories http://119.92.161.2/embgovph/Portals/22/DENR%20Recognized%20Environmental%20Laboratories%202016.pdf

Links Related to Work Environment Measurement (WEM) Standards and Institutional References Details Link Department of Labor and Employment: Occupational Safety and Health Center (DOLE) http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/

Occupational Safety and Health Standards, As Amended 1989 http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/oshc2010/file/OSH_Standards_Amended_1989_Latest.pdf

Philippine Occupational Safety and Health Standard http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/oshc2010/file/occupational_safety_and_health_standards.pdf

List of Accredited OSH Consultant (As of June 2016) http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/oshc2010/Updated_Accredited_Consultants_06062016.pdf

List of Accredited OSH Consultancy Organization (As of June 2016) http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph/UserFiles/oshc2010/Accredited_SCO_062016.pdf

List of PPE That Pass the Performance Testing Standard of the OSHC http://www.oshc.dole.gov.ph//371/Personal-Protective-Equipment-%28PPE%29-that-Passed-Performance-Testing-Standard-of-OSHC

Kwentong OSH and Announcements http://kwentongosh.wix.com/kwentongosh

ASEAN-OSHNET http://www.aseanoshnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67:introduction-to-the-asean-oshnet

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) https://www3.epa.gov/

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) http://www.acgih.org/

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) https://www.ashrae.org/

The American Industrial Hygienist Association (AIHA) https://www.aiha.org/Pages/default.aspx

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) https://www.ansi.org/

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (US) http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety http://www.ccohs.ca/

Prism Analytical Technologies, Inc. http://www.pati-air.com/

Journals Title Link Effects of the Physical Work Environment on Physiological Measures of Stress https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917179/?report=reader#!po=20.5882 or https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917179/pdf/nihms203477.pdf

Effect of Temperature on Task Performance in Office Environment https://indoor.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-60946.pdf

Performance Measurement of Workplace Change http://abe.tudelft.nl/index.php/faculty-architecture/article/view/Riratanaphong/pdf_Riratanaphong

Working Environment Measurement in Japan http://www.jawe.or.jp/english/pdf/WEMS20100520.pdf

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