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We’d always recommend consulting a professional based on your specific application and local legislation as many standards don’t allow real-time monitoring as a basis for compliance but only as a supplementary data source.

In the UK, HSG173 is a useful document for more information. However, whilst this should be taken in taken context of the full document, ‘Appendix 2’ states the following guidance: “[t]he monitoring equipment and method of analysis that you choose has to fit the requirement of the strategy and not vice versa”

“The sampling technique you choose needs to be appropriate for the given work situation and not significantly influence the employees behaviour by being, too heavy, obstructive or noisy.”