Industrial Hygiene Testing Services

Huntington Beach, California, September 1, 2026

As California organizations recognize Respiratory Protection Day on September 1, employers and safety professionals are being reminded of the critical need for comprehensive workplace respiratory protection programs.

Across construction, manufacturing, healthcare, public safety, and environmental remediation, California workers may encounter airborne contaminants, including dusts, chemical fumes, gases, vapors, and biological agents. Established by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Respiratory Protection Day promotes the proper selection, fit-testing, and use of respirators to help protect the millions of workers who rely on them daily.

Maintaining an effective program involves far more than simply providing protective equipment. Organizations must conduct thorough hazard evaluations, ensure proper respirator fit, perform routine maintenance, and provide ongoing employee training to support compliance and worker protection.

LA Testing supports these efforts by providing industrial hygiene, infection control, and indoor air quality laboratory analysis to help businesses identify and quantify airborne hazards. LA Testing also supplies air sampling equipment, monitoring instruments, respirators, replacement filters, and fit-testing kits.

“Respiratory hazards vary significantly across California industries, making accurate exposure assessment and reliable protective measures essential,” said Michael Chapman, Laboratory Manager at LA Testing’s Huntington Beach facility. “This observance provides an ideal opportunity for employers to review their current safety protocols, evaluate potential airborne hazards, and ensure their teams have the testing data and equipment needed to make informed worker-safety decisions.”

To learn more about LA Testing’s air testing laboratory services, sampling supplies, respirators, and other PPE, visit www.LATesting.com, email info@LATesting.com, or call (800) 755-1794.

 

LA Testing is California’s leading laboratory for environmental, indoor air quality and material testing for mercury, asbestos, mold, bacteria, lead, VOCs, formaldehyde, soot, char, ash and smoke damage, particulates, and other chemicals. In addition, LA Testing offers a full range of air sampling and investigative equipment to professionals and the general public. LA Testing maintains an extensive list of accreditations including: AIHA LAP LLC., AIHA ELLAP, AIHA EMLAP and AIHA IHLAP, CDC Elite, NVLAP, State of California, State of Hawaii Department of Health, and other states. LA Testing, along with the EMSL Analytical, Inc. network, has multiple laboratories throughout California including South Pasadena, Huntington Beach, San Leandro, and San Diego.