Industrial Chemists for chemical analysis and forensics

B1 - Legal

Chemical & Legal Consulting:

Sharp & Howells provides consulting services in a range of forensic and industrial situations of a chemical or material nature. Work is conducted to allow reports to be presented in legal proceedings where expert opinion is required.

B2 - Building

Building Consulting:
Sharp & Howells is Australia’s most advanced materials laboratory providing analysis of building materials such as concrete, mortar, render, adhesives, asbestos and more.

NATA

NATA Accreditations:
Sharp & Howells is Australia’s oldest privately owned chemical laboratory, first being accredited in 1952 as Lab. No. 61. Click here for more information.

Examples

Examples of Services:
Chemical Consulting and Analysis. Legal & Insurance product failure and contamination matters. Building Material Consulting. Environmental Consulting, Occupational Health & Safety Consulting, Corrosion & Metals Analysis & Testing, Dangerous Goods Consulting.

Company Profile

Sharp & Howells Pty Ltd was established in 1922 and is accredited with the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) - Laboratory No. 61. ABN: 26 004 782 996.

The Manager, John Franceschini BSC (HONS), MRACI, C.CHEM, has 25 years of experience as:

Laboratory Manager
Expert Witness
Health & Safety Consultant
Approved Competent Chemist (Marine Act)
NATA Signatory and Member of various Standards Committees
Member of various Standards Committees

We are a totally independent laboratory and all work done is conducted by qualified, experienced staff.

NATA Accredited Laboratory
Experienced Analysts
Consulting and Routine Services Provided
State of the Art Equipment & Technology
Detailed service to our Clients
Laymens test reports where applicable for ease of use of analytical data

Examples of services provided:

NATA Accredited chemical analysis
Chemical and Material testing & complex material analysis
Concrete Cancer Testing
Brickwork and Mortar testing
Quarry product testing
Mining materials testing and analysis
AQIS consultations
Dangerous Goods Testing and Analysis
‘Gas Free’ testing of enclosed spaces (e.g. ship tanks & pipe work, gasometers, land storage tanks etc.) for harmful or explosive gases as approved by The Department of Minerals & Energy (Dept. of Mines) the Marine Act (Petroleum & Hazardous cargos) and with Port of Melbourne Authority regulations.
Occupational Health and Safety assessment and training
Petroleum and petroleum product analyses covering an extensive range of test methods
Oils and Refrigerants analysis
Building and constructional consultancy and analysis of building materials (e.g. concrete, mortar, aggregates etc.)
Identification and air sampling of asbestos/ particulates/ environmental contaminants
A wide variety of air, water, soil and sludge analyses
Analysis of food products
Analysis and identification of organic materials including complex formulations
Alcohol and drug testing and identification
A large range of instrumental techniques are provided to support all these fields when applicable (e.g. A.A, G.C, H.P.L.C., UV/VIS, I.R., N.M.R., GC/MS, SEM, IC)
On call expert advice to the P.M.A., CFA, M.F.B., involving chemical incidents
Historic building renovation testing and analysis
Contaminated site assessments- soil and water sampling and testing
On-site sampling and testing
Preparation of specialty chemicals
Corrosion analysis/investigation
Classical "forensic” investigations Into:
- Drugs/Alcohol Cases
- Arsons and Legal Matters
- Insurance Product Liability and Failure Investigations
- Domestic Building Disputes over concrete and mortar
- Poisonings/Toxicity evaluations