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Technical services and consulting solutions for clients in the property, energy, transport, water, resources, defence and government sectors.

Advisory and management consulting

RPS advisory and management consulting services for businesses and projects, including economics, due diligence, transaction advisory, ESG and more.

Communications, creative and digital

Communications, creative and digital solutions for governments and businesses including community engagement, design, research, data and software development.

Laboratories

Scientific analysis services for AgroScience, food safety, workplace exposure, environmental analysis and contaminants of concern in Europe and the UK.

Planning and approvals

Development strategy, planning and approval solutions for buildings, infrastructure, transport and city projects and investments.

Project and program management

Project management solutions for the most complex building, infrastructure, organisational change, and systems projects.

Training

Specialist training services, programs and accreditation for health, safety and risk, project management, and energy sector capability development.

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World-leading technical and consulting solutions for clients in the property, energy, transport, resources, water, defence and government sectors.

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Design, technical and advisory services for the property sector, including residential, commercial, retail, industrial, health, education and data centre projects.

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Energy exploration, development and optimisation solutions for renewables, power and gas networks, energy storage, oil and gas and nuclear facilties.

Transport

Smart, safe and sustainable transport infrastructure development services and advice for rail, aviation, port and road clients and projects.

Defence and government services

Expertise for defence capability and infrastructure investments, security and safety projects, and information and telecommunications initatives.

Water

Discover our industry-leading strategy, design and management solutions for wastewater, groundwater, flooding, drainage and network infrastructure.

Resources

Commercial data, design advice and technical management solutions for safe and environmentally responsible resource exploration and operations.

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Advisory and management consulting by RPS

RPS advisory and management consulting services for businesses and projects, including economics, due diligence, transaction advisory, ESG and more.

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Communications, creative and digital solutions for governments and businesses including community engagement, design, research, data and software development.

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Laboratories

Scientific analysis services for AgroScience, food safety, workplace exposure, environmental analysis and contaminants of concern in Europe and the UK.

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Workplace exposure analysis

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Development strategy, planning and approval solutions for buildings, infrastructure, transport and city projects and investments.

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Project management solutions for the most complex building, infrastructure, organisational change, and systems projects.

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Training

Specialist training services, programs and accreditation for health, safety and risk, project management, and energy sector capability development.

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Design, technical and advisory services for the property sector, including residential, commercial, retail, industrial, health, education and data centre projects.

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Education

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Energy exploration, development and optimisation solutions for renewables, power and gas networks, energy storage, oil and gas and nuclear facilties.

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Power and gas networks

Storage

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Transport

Smart, safe and sustainable transport infrastructure development services and advice for rail, aviation, port and road clients and projects.

Rail

Aviation

Ports

Roads

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Information and telecommunications

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Water

Discover our industry-leading strategy, design and management solutions for wastewater, groundwater, flooding, drainage and network infrastructure.

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Wastewater

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Groundwater

UK and Ireland regulated water asset management

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Commercial data, design advice and technical management solutions for safe and environmentally responsible resource exploration and operations.

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We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world.

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Hexavalent Chromium analysis

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Hexavalent chromium compounds pose a significant health hazard within specific industries. They can start with something as small as an irritation in the nose and respiratory tract, through to kidney and lung damage due to repeated exposure. With the right precautions and with regular and robust exposure monitoring, you can ensure that your employees’ contact with this carcinogen is reduced, and their health and well-being is maintained.

Hexavalent chromium exposure

Although chromium has many different forms, hexavalent chromium has the most significant effects on a worker’s health. These compounds are used and found in many processes that include the production and use of stainless steel (welding and cutting), hard chrome plating, electroplating and producing catalysts in the manufacturing industry.

Hexavalent chromium can enter our bodies through breathing in dust, fumes or mist, through direct skin contact with solutions, or ingestion when you have chromium dust on your hands. You may remember the 2000 film ‘Erin Brockovich’. This was based on the true story of the community of Hinkley, California suffering the effects of hexavalent chromium contaminating their drinking water.

Our expertise in monitoring and analysis

We understand that your employees’ occupational health is important to you, which is why we make sure to maintain a high standard of service and to support our clients as much as possible.

You can reduce and prevent your employees’ over-exposure to hazardous materials like hexavalent chromium by implementing a regular workplace exposure monitoring programme. This can prevent long-term health effects, the consequences of neglecting workers’ occupational hygiene, and large fines from the HSE. At RPS, we take pride in offering a quality service and analysis, completed by our qualified laboratory staff with decades of exposure monitoring experience.

We can provide hexavalent chromium analysis as well as the supply of any relevant media for sampling. We have the capability to do both the MDHS 52/4 and the NIOSH 7600 methods to suit our clients’ requirements. In addition to this, we also offer the option to urine test your workforce for chromium levels, should you ever require it.

If you are not trained or not as confident in the sampling processes, our team of dedicated Occupational Hygiene consultants can ensure effective, high-quality monitoring and analysis. If you wish to make an enquiry or have any further questions about how we can assist you, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of our Sales Team.