Asbestos surveyors with new iPhones watch out! A new photo file format (HEIC) might cause you a problem

The newest iPhones have the capability to take photos into a new file format called "HEIC".

For years, the standard photo file format has been "JPG" (pronounced jaypeg) but newer phones are using HEIC by default.

Newer iPhones are starting to save photos in HEIC format

Asbestos surveyors using Tracker Mobile (part of the Alpha Tracker asbestos software system) are finding that photos taken on their iPhones will not appear automatically within a complete asbestos report.

There is an easy and quick solution - on the iPhone choose the option Settings|Camera|Formats and select "Most compatible".  This changes the default format back to JPG.

For more info about the problem, click this link https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/iphone/what-is-heic-3660408/ or contact our support desk.

Eurofins chooses Alpha Tracker to manage their lab

We're really pleased to announce that Eurofins has chosen Alpha Tracker to run their lab.

https://www.eurofins.com.au/

We'll post more info when Eurofins goes live, so watch this space!

Asbestos specialist Ayerst Environmental chooses Alpha Tracker

South London based asbestos specialist Ayerst Environmental is the latest asbestos consultancy to choose asbestos software Alpha Tracker to help them to improve efficiency and the service they provide to their clients.

Ayerst's excellent website, available here

Unusually, in addition to a comprehensive range of asbestos services, Ayerst also have the capability to use a scanning electron microscope to perform topographical, morphological and compositional examinations of materials.  Ayerst Environmental is a very well equipped and professional consultancy and we are very pleased to be working with them as their software provider.

Here are some of the picture that our trainer Kim took on the first of two Alpha Tracker training days:

Tracker Mobile can be used on smartphones...

...and smaller tablets...

...and larger tablets too!

Sending data from the field is easy - just one click

Replace paper plans with a range of drawing tools

Another Australian asbestos consultancy is switching to Alpha Tracker

Another Alpha Tracker order has arrived from an Australian asbestos consultancy.

I'll post more info next week but the good news is that it is from another personal recommendation so we must be doing something right!!

Elaine has completed our ISO9001:2008 to ISO9001:2015 transition

Well done Elaine!  Elaine has just completed our transition from the ISO9001:2008 quality standard to the latest ISO9001:2015 one and we passed the external audit this morning!

Director Elaine with our Quality Management System Manual

Here is Elaine with a copy of our updated quality and system/process manual looking appropriately proud!

More RSK asbestos specialists switch to Alpha Tracker air monitoring

Kim has just got back from training another room full of asbestos specialists from RSK (see http://robinbennett.blogspot.com/2018/09/rsk-asbestos-specialists-receive-their.html), showing them how air monitoring works in Alpha Tracker.

What a good looking bunch!

If we can help you to improve the efficiency of your asbestos services, do get in touch.

Hazmat: the latest New Zealand Asbestos consultancy switching to Alpha Tracker

Hazmat are the latest professional asbestos consultancy to switch to asbestos software Alpha Tracker.

HazMat offer surveying, testing, remediation and removal services in Greater Wellington & Canterbury.

With over 20 years’ Asbestos experience, Hazmat prides itself on providing an unbiased and professional full service consultancy.

Hazmat aligns itself with governing bodies, associations and companies which share their vision for the safety of life and protection of investment assets.

Hazmat surveyors are BOHS P402 qualified, are Worksafe approved licensed removalists and are members of Sitesafe NZ and the NZDAA. 

Contact them via their website or by telephone on 04 5660797 (Wellington) or 03 3662262 (Christchurch).

Welcome on board, Hazmat!