Air Quality Testing Melbourne

Air Quality Testing Melbourne – Because Your Office Air Might Be Making Everyone Sick

At Eva & Associates, we’ve been doing air quality testing in Melbourne offices since before it was trendy. Back when smoking at desks was still legal, actually. These days, the problems are different but just as real.

Why Melbourne Offices Have Unique Air Problems

Melbourne’s four-seasons-in-one-day weather means buildings cop a hammering. One minute you’re cranking the heating, next you’re on full aircon. Windows stay sealed shut for months. Meanwhile, your photocopier’s pumping out particles, the new carpet’s off-gassing chemicals, and that suspicious dark patch in the tearoom? Yeah, that’s probably mould.

We recently did air quality testing for a Melbourne accounting firm where half the staff had chronic headaches. Turns out their flash new fitout was releasing formaldehyde levels that would make your eyes water – literally. After our testing and some simple fixes, productivity went through the roof. Amazing what happens when people can actually breathe properly.

What We Actually Test (And Why You Should Care)

When we rock up for air quality testing Melbourne offices need, we’re not just waving a gadget around and calling it done. We’re checking everything that matters:

Those VOCs everyone bangs on about? They’re real, and they’re coming from your furniture, paint, cleaning products – even that air freshener in the loos. We measure them properly using gear that costs more than a small car.

CO2 levels tell us if your ventilation’s stuffed. Ever noticed how everyone gets dopey after lunch in the boardroom? Probably not the sandwich’s fault – it’s the CO2 building up because your HVAC system’s older than Collingwood’s last premiership.

Mould spores are everywhere in Melbourne – it’s just how humid this city gets. But when we find levels that would make a mushroom farmer jealous, it’s time to act. We’ve seen entire floors of workers with mystery allergies that disappeared once the hidden mould problem got sorted.

The Dollars and Sense of Clean Air

Here’s what thirty years of air quality testing Melbourne businesses has taught us: companies that fix their air quality see sick days drop by about a third. That’s real money back in your pocket. Plus, when WorkSafe rocks up for an inspection, you’ve got the paperwork to prove you’re doing the right thing.

We worked with a call centre in Richmond where staff turnover was killing them. Turns out, terrible air quality was literally driving people away. Post-testing and remediation? Staff started sticking around. Funny how people prefer workplaces where they can breathe.

Why We’re Different (And Why That Matters)

We’re not some mob that’s jumped on the COVID ventilation bandwagon. We’ve been at this since the ’90s. Our team includes proper occupational hygienists – not just blokes with certificates from a weekend course.

When we do your air quality testing, Melbourne businesses get reports in plain English, not scientific waffle. We’ll tell you straight: “Your printer room needs better ventilation” or “That carpet has to go.” No mucking about.

Plus, we actually turn up when we say we will. Revolutionary concept, we know.

Getting Started Is Dead Easy

You don’t need a chemistry degree to know if you need air quality testing. Melbourne offices usually book us when:

• People keep getting sick
• The place smells weird
• You’re moving into new digs
• WorkSafe’s been asking questions
• Someone mentions the word “asbestos” and everyone panics

Give us a bell on (03) 9563 2234 or shoot through an email to info@evaandassociates.com.au. We’ll have a chat about what’s going on, maybe pop round for a look, and sort out testing that makes sense for your situation and budget.

Bottom line: your team spends a third of their life breathing your office air. Might as well make sure it’s not slowly poisoning them, yeah?