The updated assay and
price list for 2023-24 is now available and came in to force
from 1 April 2023. We have tried to minimise price increases
as much as possible.
Significant changes:
Isocyanates
We continue to stress the importance that only the isocyanates
in use in the workplace are requested for analysis. We are
happy to advise which isocyanates to monitor if safety datasheets
are provided (email them) -
please 'order'
this service online. Requesting additional isocyanates when
they are not required can lead to interpretation challenges, which
is why we are recommending only the isocyanates used on the day of
sampling are requested. Online
ordering is now available for all isocyanates
singly.
Urinary Solvents
Where requesting the measurement of the solvent itself in urine
(rather than a metabolite), please ensure that the sample bottles
are filled to the shoulder to minimise losses from evaporation.
This applies to tests such as dichloromethane (DCM), butanone
(MEK), MIBK, acetone, tetrahydrofuran (THF) and toluene.
Test changes
In order to continue to provide certain services, some tests
have been moved from a price-per-sample basis to a bespoke basis
(which incurs a minimum charge). This change applies to selenium
and thiocyanate (for
cyanide and other organonitriles). Mercury in urine
is still available on demand per sample but turnaround time has
been increased to 20 working days. Although blood lead and cadmium
are available on the standard price list, they are subject to a
minimum order of four samples for invoicing; if you require fewer
than four samples, please order online (your
account will need to be pre-approved, see below).
Online ordering
In order to minimise price rises, we are encouraging online ordering
(and payment) for smaller numbers of samples.
Currently online ordering is
available for the most common tests and we have now added urine
antimony, benzene (as S-PMA) and styrene (as mandelic acid) to the
list. To order blood sampling kits, your account needs to be
pre-approved - please contact Sample
Registration.
Online ordering of tests requiring blood samples
As blood sampling needs to be undertaken by specialist staff, we
have moved online ordering of blood tests to a restricted area of
the website. To access this, you will need to set up an account on
the website and then inform Sample Registration (using a corporate
email address) that you would like access, providing the name of
the account. We will then enable your account and you can proceed
with ordering.
Important changes to the Request Form
We continue to enforce the use of anonymised codes for workers
in order to comply with GDPR. Please do engage with us to agree the
coding and ensure that you use the same worker ID for each worker
each time samples are sent for analysis. Further information on GDPR is available
on our website.
We look forward to providing a high quality analytical service
to you in the coming year. As ever, if there are analyses that do
not appear on the list that you are interested in, please contact
Sample
Registration. Thanks.