Informed by the webinar we hosted with Kate Cole, leading occupational hygienist specialising in workplace airborne hazards, here is the VTHC Air Monitoring Checklist for Health & Safety Representatives.
In Victoria, employers have a legal duty to eliminate or reduce exposure so far as is reasonably practicable. Air monitoring is one of the most important tools for identifying whether workers are being exposed to hazardous substances at dangerous levels, but a monitoring report is only useful if you know how to prepare for it, what to look for, and what to do once you have it.
This checklist is designed to assist HSRs through every step of the air monitoring process: before the monitoring, assessing whether monitoring was conducted properly, checking that the report meets the standard required for compliance purposes, ensuring results are communicated to all affected workers, and making sure recommendations are acted on with clear timelines and accountability.
If you want to learn more about air monitoring and the newest exposure limits, you can watch the recording of the webinar with Kate Cole: Breathing easy: air monitoring & the new Workplace Exposure Limits
Updated June 2026