🇵🇱 dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy PL
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dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1617 (Chojnów, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 39 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Construction. Test objects include: Workplace environment – air, Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration, Workplace environment – noise, Workplace environment – whole-body vibration. Most frequently used techniques: Direct measurement method, Gravimetric method, Personal dosimetry method.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1617
- Methods in scope: 39
- Types of test objects: 9
- Techniques used: 5
- City: Chojnów, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1617
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, Spółka komandytowa, Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów
- City
- Chojnów, Poland
What this laboratory tests (9)
- Workplace environment – air — 14 methods
- Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration — 4 methods
- Workplace environment – noise — 4 methods
- Workplace environment – whole-body vibration — 4 methods
- Workplace environment − cold microclimate — 4 methods
- Workplace environment − hot microclimate — 4 methods
- General environment − noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise — 2 methods
- Workplace environment – air samples collected on filters — 1 method
Analytical techniques used (5)
- Direct measurement method — 12 methods
- Gravimetric method — 4 methods
- Personal dosimetry method — 4 methods
- Electrochemical method — 2 methods
- Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT- IR) — 1 method
Laboratory sections (3)
- dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów — 21 methods
- dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Jelenia Góra Branch — 17 methods
- dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Analytical Laboratory; Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy (main site) — Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów
- Analytical Laboratory — Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów
- Jelenia Góra Branch — ul. Sudecka 51, pomieszczenie 3/5, 58-500 Jelenia Góra
- dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów
- dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Jelenia Góra Branch
- dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Analytical Laboratory; Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 07.08.2026
- Issue no.
- 21
Accreditation scope — test methods (39)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów | |||||
| 1 | Workplace environment – noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level Range (44 – 135) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (44 – 138) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 - cl. 10 and 11 | |
| 2 | Workplace environment – noise | Noise exposure level referred to: an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated) |
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 - cl. 10 and 11 | ||
| 3 | Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise | Equivalent sound pressure levels in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz Maximum sound pressure levels in one-third octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz Range (54 – 158) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-Z-01339:2020-12 | |
| 4 | Workplace environment – ultrasonic noise | Equivalent sound pressure levels in third-octave bands with centre frequencies from 10 kHz to 40 kHz referred to: an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated) |
PN-Z-01339:2020-12 | ||
| 5 | General environment − noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level Range (24 – 105) 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 2023 item 1706) excluding cl. F | |
| 6 | General environment − noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants | A-weighted equivalent sound pressure 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 2023 item 1706) excluding cl. F | ||
| 7 | Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,1 – 300) 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 | |
| 8 | Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration accelerations determined for three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for 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 | ||
| 9 | Workplace environment – whole-body vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,03 – 100) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | |
| 10 | Workplace environment – whole-body vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) (calculated) | PN-EN 14253+A1:2011 | ||
| 11 | Workplace environment − hot microclimate | Air temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C Black globe temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | |
| 12 | Workplace environment − hot microclimate | WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | ||
| 13 | Workplace environment − cold microclimate | Air temperature Range (-30,0 – 10,0) 0C Black globe temperature Range (-30,0 – 15,0) 0C Air humidity Range (25,0 – 90,0) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 5,0) m/s |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | |
| 14 | Workplace environment − cold microclimate | IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | ||
| 15 | Workplace environment – air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: dust agents – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 16 | Workplace environment – air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: organic substances, including – inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including – respirable fraction – thoracic fraction metals and their compounds, including – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction respirable asbestos fibres respirable man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres refractory ceramic fibres refractory ceramic fibres mixed with other man-made mineral fibres |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 17 | Workplace environment – air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | ||
| 18 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction: Petroleum bitumen Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Titanium dioxide Natural graphite Synthetic graphite Kaolin Amorphous and synthetic silica Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) Carbon black Talc Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,15 – 40,8) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 19 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction: Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Natural graphite Amorphous and synthetic silica Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Talc Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,09 – 18,6) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 20 | Workplace environment – air | Gas concentrations CO (2,3 – 238) mg/m3 Range (2 – 205) ppm NO (0,38 – 10,0) mg/m3 (0,3 – 8,0) ppm |
Electrochemical method | PB-01 issue 4 of 16.02.2026 | |
| 21 | Workplace environment – air | Crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) concentration – respirable fraction Range (0,009 – 0,251) mg/m3 (calculated) |
Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment 2012, No. 4 (74), pp. 117–130 | ||
| dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Analytical Laboratory; Biała 122 d, 59-225 Chojnów | |||||
| 22 | Workplace environment – air samples collected on filters | Crystalline silica content (quartz, cristobalite) – respirable fraction Range (7 – 200) μg in the sample |
Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT- IR) | Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment 2012, No. 4 (74), pp. 117–130 | |
| dB-lux Laboratorium Środowiska Pracy Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.; Jelenia Góra Branch | |||||
| 23 | Workplace environment – noise | A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level Range (44 – 135) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (44 – 138) dB |
Direct measurement method | PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 - cl. 10 and 11 | |
| 24 | Workplace environment – noise | Noise exposure level referred to: an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated) |
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 - cl. 10 and 11 | ||
| 25 | Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,1 – 300) 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 | |
| 26 | Workplace environment – hand-arm vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration accelerations determined for three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for 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 | ||
| 27 | Workplace environment – whole-body vibration | Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration Range (0,03 – 100) m/s2 |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN 14253+1:2011 | |
| 28 | Workplace environment – whole-body vibration | Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent value for 8 hours of action of the r.m.s. frequency-corrected vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz), Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the appropriate factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) (calculated) | PN-EN 14253+1:2011 | ||
| 29 | Workplace environment − hot microclimate | Air temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C Black globe temperature Range (15,0 – 50,0) 0C |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | |
| 30 | Workplace environment − hot microclimate | WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01 | ||
| 31 | Workplace environment − cold microclimate | Air temperature Range (-30,0 – 10,0) 0C Black globe temperature Range (-30,0 – 15,0) 0C Air humidity Range (25,0 – 90,0) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 5,0) m/s |
Direct measurement method | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | |
| 32 | Workplace environment − cold microclimate | IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) | PN-EN ISO 11079:2008 | ||
| 33 | Workplace environment – air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: dust agents – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 34 | Workplace environment – air | Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to: organic substances, including – inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including – respirable fraction – thoracic fraction metals and their compounds, including – inhalable fraction – respirable fraction respirable asbestos fibres respirable man-made mineral fibres, excluding refractory ceramic fibres refractory ceramic fibres refractory ceramic fibres mixed with other man-made mineral fibres |
Personal dosimetry method | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | |
| 35 | Workplace environment – air | Exposure index (calculated) | PN-Z-04008-7:2002 | PN-Z-04008-7:2002/Az1:2004 | ||
| 36 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction: Petroleum bitumen Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Titanium dioxide Natural graphite Synthetic graphite Kaolin Amorphous and synthetic silica Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Calcium sulfate (VI) (gypsum) Carbon black Talc Coal (hard, brown) Calcium magnesium carbonate (dolomite) Silicon carbide, non-fibrous Range (0,15 – 40,8) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 37 | Workplace environment – air | Concentration of harmful dust agents - respirable fraction: Apatites and phosphorites Portland cement Natural graphite Amorphous and synthetic silica Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Talc Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,09 – 18,6) mg/m3 |
Gravimetric method | PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08 | |
| 38 | Workplace environment – air | Gas concentrations CO (2,3 - 238) mg/m3 Range (2 - 205) ppm NO (0,38 – 10,0) mg/m3 (0,3 - 8,0) ppm |
Electrochemical method | PB-01 issue 4 of 16.02.2026 | |
| 39 | Workplace environment – air | Crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite) concentration – respirable fraction Range (0,009 – 0,251) mg/m3 (calculated) |
Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment 2012, No. 4 (74), pp. 117–130 | ||
Reference standards (20)
PB-01 issue 4 of 16.02.2026
PB-01 issue 4 of 16.02.2026
PN-EN 14253+1:2011
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
PN-EN ISO 9612:2025-11 excluding the method covering strategies 2 and 3 - cl. 10 and 11
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-01339:2020-12
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
Principles and Methods of Assessing the Working Environment 2012, No. 4 (74), pp. 117–130
Annex 7 to the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 07.09.2021 (consolidated text Journal of Laws 2023 item 1706) excluding cl. F