AB-GM

Welcome to the Website of AB GM (Hazardous Materials Measurement Specialist), your independent expert advisory agency for detecting, examining, assessing and evaluating damage caused by mold fungus, moisture and/or water, asbestos exposure and the adverse effects of odors, as well as for measuring the levels of pollutants, hazardous substances and mold fungus contained in the air in rooms and buildings and at workplaces both in Germany and abroad.

AB GM will draw up the related reports and expertises for you, in particular concerning the assessment and evaluation of hygiene conditions, mold fungus contamination, asbestos hazards, and the respective measuring and analysis results, and will provide an assessment of the risk potentials in working and living environments and offer recommendations for remedial measures (where necessary).

On your order, AB GM will also perform hygiene checks and inspections on air-conditioning systems (pursuant to the provisions of VDI 6022) and in water systems (pursuant to the provisions of VDI 6023).

AB GM, as your 'Bauberater kdR' (professional construction advisor for raw materials declared inspected) will render support and consultancy services for healthy conditions in your living environment. 

Spectrum of Services (General)

Regardless of whether you need to have the exposure to hazardous substances in working areas identified, possible pollutants detected in buildings or rooms, or whether you wish to investigate the cause of the presence of mold, odor emission and/or health impediments related to your living environment, Andreas Stefan Bartsch - Gefahrstoffmessungen can offer you expert consultancy services and will perform the necessary on-site inspections, examinations and measurements in conformity with the latest applicable standards and guidelines.

AB-GM will create the necessary measuring records, expert opinions or expertises thoroughly describing the conditions of the given environment, the causes for pollutant emission and/or the presence of mold, the respective measuring results and their assessment, as well as an assessment of the risk potential involved, including recommendations for possibly necessary remedial and/or rehabilitation measures.

Hazardous Substances
Hazardous substances – i.e. any liquid, gaseous or solid substances which pose a health or safety risk to employees – can be found in nearly all working environments. Everywhere in Europe, millions of employees come into contact with chemical and biological substances at their workplaces that could be harmful to them.
If the risks involved with the use of hazardous substances are not dealt with correctly, a variety of detrimental effects on the health of employees may develop. Such effects may range from minor eye or skin irritations to asthma, impairment of reproducibility or congenital disabilities to even cancer. Detrimental effects may be caused by brief, one-time exposure or by a large number of incidents of contact, and/or may be related to long-term accumulation of substances in the body.
Employers in the EU are required by law to protect their employees from the detrimental effects and/or damage caused by hazardous substances at the workplace. Employers are obligated to provide an assessment of the risk potentials and to take the appropriate remedial measures. The applicable legal provisions also govern the detection and identification of thousands of different registered substances on the EU market.
Source: www.osha.europa.eu/de/topics/ds
In Germany, the levels of the maximum admissible workplace concentration have been defined as mandatory for a number of hazardous substances in the room air in working environments. In addition, non-governmental guideline and orientation values provide a basis for orientation.
Measuring the concentration levels of hazardous substances is one of the prerequisites for identifying and assessing the exposure of employees and other individuals at workplaces and in the nearby environment.