🇵🇱 Centrum Kształtowania Środowiska PL
EnvironmentMaterials & polymers
Centrum Kształtowania Środowiska is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1208 (Gdynia, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 16 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Materials & polymers. Test objects include: Workplace environment − air, General environment − noise from installations and/or equipment, General environment rooms and open decks on ships − noise, Workplace environment − hand-arm vibration. Most frequently used techniques: Direct measurement method, Gravimetric method, Personal dosimetry method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1208
- Methods in scope: 16
- Types of test objects: 7
- Techniques used: 3
- City: Gdynia, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1208
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- SANTE Sp. z o.o., ul. Hugo Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia
- City
- Gdynia, Poland
What this laboratory tests (7)
- Workplace environment − air — 4 methods
- General environment − noise from installations and/or equipment — 2 methods
- General environment rooms and open decks on ships − noise — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − hand-arm vibration — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − indoor electric lighting — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − noise — 2 methods
- Workplace environment − whole-body vibration — 2 methods
Analytical techniques used (3)
- Direct measurement method — 6 methods
- Gravimetric method — 2 methods
- Personal dosimetry method — 1 method
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 02.06.2026
- Issue no.
- 21
Accreditation scope — test methods (16)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Workplace environment − air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: dust agents inhalable fraction respirable fraction organic substances, including inhalable fraction inorganic substances respirable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction asbestos respirable fibres man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres respirable fibres |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 2 | Workplace environment − air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | ||
| 3 | Workplace environment − air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction: Titanium dioxide Natural graphite Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Talc Range (0,12 – 17,7) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 4 | Workplace environment − air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction: Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Talc Range (0,10 – 30,0) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 5 | Workplace environment − noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level Range (44,0 – 135,0) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (45,0 – 138,0) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN-ISO 9612:2011 excluding the method covering strategy 3 - cl. 11 | |
| 6 | Workplace environment − noise | Noise exposure level normalised to: − an 8-hour working day − an average weekly working time (calculated) | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN-ISO 9612:2011 excluding the method covering strategy 3 - cl. 11 | ||
| 7 | General environment rooms and open decks on ships − noise | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (25,0 – 135,0) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (35,0 – 138,0) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-ISO 2923:2001 | PN-ISO 2923:2001/Ap1:2014-04P | |
| 8 | General environment rooms and open decks on ships − noise | Sound pressure level in octave bands with frequencies (31,5 - 8 000) Hz, Noise exposure level referenced to 24 hours (calculated) | PN-ISO 2923:2001 | PN-ISO 2923:2001/Ap1:2014-04P | ||
| 9 | General environment − noise from installations and/or equipment | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (25,0 – 135,0) dB |
Direct measurement method | Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 07.09.2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2023 item 1706) excluding cl. F | |
| 10 | General environment − noise from installations and/or equipment | A-weighted equivalent sound level for the reference time T expressed by the indicators LaeqD and LaeqN (calculated) | Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 07.09.2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2023 item 1706) excluding cl. F | ||
| 11 | Workplace environment − indoor electric lighting | Illuminance Range (5,0 - 5 000) lx |
Direct measurement method | PB/01 issue 5 of 04.11.2022 | PN-83/E-04040.03:1983 | |
| 12 | Workplace environment − indoor electric lighting | Illuminance uniformity (calculated) | PB/01 issue 5 of 04.11.2022 | PN-83/E-04040.03:1983 | ||
| 13 | Workplace environment − whole-body vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,17 - 55) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | |
| 14 | Workplace environment − whole-body vibration | Daily exposure expressed as the 8-hour energy-equivalent effective frequency-weighted vibration acceleration, dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components, taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4 awx, 1,4 awy, awz); Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the effective frequency-weighted vibration acceleration, dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components, taking into account the appropriate coefficients (1,4 awx, 1,4 awy, awz) (calculated) | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | ||
| 15 | Workplace environment − hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,20 - 55) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11 | |
| 16 | Workplace environment − hand-arm vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the 8-hour energy-equivalent vector sum of the effective frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz); Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the effective frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11 | ||
Reference standards (17)
PB/01 issue 5 of 04.11.2022
PN-83/E-04040.03:1983
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN-ISO 9612:2011 excluding the method covering strategy 3 - cl. 11
PN-ISO 2923:2001
PN-ISO 2923:2001/Ap1:2014-04P
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002
PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004
PN-Z-04507:2022-05
PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
PN-Z-04508:2022-05
PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 07.09.2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws of 2023 item 1706) excluding cl. F