Good indoor air quality Test Singapore has a positive impact on the personal well-being and health of your employees. So, the premises with good quality air are doubtlessly more productive workplaces. Qsis Pte Ltd offers an indoor air quality testing service that gives you complete satisfaction and peace of mind as you know that you are providing a safe and healthy working environment to the people working for you.
Legislation
In Singapore, IAQ within buildings is regulated by the Workplace Safety and Health (Approved Codes of Practice) Notification 2011 – SS 554: Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality for air-conditioned buildings. It specifies the acceptable limits of the indoor air quality for the building occupants, which is a norm and that also minimizes the potential of adverse health effects.
List of Parameters and Acceptable IAQ Limits
| S. No. | TEST PARAMETERS | LIMIT FOR ACCEPTABLE INDOOR AIR QUALITY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon Dioxide, CO2 | 700 ppm above outdoor |
| 2 | Carbon Monoxide, CO | 9 ppm |
| 3 | Total Volatile Organic Compounds, TVOC | 3000 ppb |
| 4 | Respirable Suspended Particles, RSP | 50 mg/m3 |
| 5 | Formaldehyde, HCHO | 0.10ppm |
| 6 | Relative Humidity, RH | <70% |
| 7 | Operative Temperature, T0 | 24 – 260 C |
| 8 | Air Movement, AM | 0.10 – 0.30 m/s |
| 9 | Total Viable Bacterial Count, TVBC | 500 Colony forming units/m3 |
| 10 | Total Viable Mould Count, TVMC | 500 colony forming units/m3 |
Competent Personnel to Assess Indoor Air Quality
The personnel who perform the measurement of the Indoor Air Quality must be competent enough to conduct such tests. The competency required for Indoor Air
Quality in Singapore is as follows:
- Shall pass the WSQ Manage Indoor Air Quality;
- Shall know how to handle IAQ meter and record the readings;
- Qsis Pte Ltd provides the most competent personnel to perform the Indoor Air Quality assessment.
- Our IAQ assessment includes walk-through inspection, evaluation, and measurement of thermal comfort and air contaminants.
- The most advanced IAQ instruments are employed to conduct the survey. The values measured shall be compared against the maximum threshold limits set by the Singapore Standard SS 554: 2009.