Marco Ortelli Srl

Marco Ortelli Srl is an Italian occupational health and safety company headquartered in Limbiate, in the province of Monza-Brianza near Milan, dedicated exclusively to the testing, inspection, and certification of collective protection devices (DPC — Dispositivi di Protezione Collettiva) used in professional laboratory and industrial environments. Operating under the motto "Sicuri con Metodo" (Safe by Method), the company advocates for the protection of workers exposed to chemical, biological, and hazardous agents and assists organisations in guaranteeing compliant, effective working conditions. Its service model integrates accredited laboratory testing, third-party inspection, technical training, and a proprietary digital compliance platform, all focused on ensuring that chemical fume hoods and related safety equipment perform to the standards required by Italian and European workplace safety law.

The cornerstone of Marco Ortelli Srl's technical offering is its accredited Testing Laboratory (Laboratorio Prove), operating under ISO/IEC 17025 with Accredia accreditation number Lab N. 01386. The laboratory conducts performance and containment testing on chemical fume hoods (cappe chimiche da laboratorio), filtered recirculation hoods, and variable-air-volume (VAV) exhaust systems, assessing how effectively these devices contain and exhaust hazardous chemical vapours, fumes, and aerosols generated during laboratory work. Tests are carried out in strict accordance with the UNI EN 14175 series of European standards — the primary normative reference for chemical fume hood performance, covering vocabulary, safety requirements, type-testing methods, and qualification procedures — as well as EN 12469, which governs performance criteria for microbiological safety cabinets.

Beyond laboratory testing, Marco Ortelli Srl is also accredited as a Type A Inspection Body under ISO/IEC 17020 (Accredia accreditation ISP N° 01386), the highest category of independence for inspection organisations. This accreditation enables the company to carry out impartial, third-party inspection of installed collective protection devices across client facilities. Three distinct inspection services are offered: IDONEITÀ (suitability assessment), which provides a purchase guarantee confirming that a newly acquired device meets its stated performance specifications; CONFORMITÀ (conformity inspection), which verifies that an installed device is operating at the required performance level in its actual working environment; and VERIFICA PREVENTIVA (preventive verification), a baseline functional and photographic assessment that records the initial condition of a device to serve as a traceable reference point for future audits, maintenance cycles, and regulatory reviews.

Marco Ortelli Srl primarily serves clients in the pharmaceutical, chemical, biological, and petrochemical sectors — industries where the correct containment of hazardous substances is critical both for regulatory compliance and for the safety of laboratory and production personnel. The company operates across the full Italian national territory, helping organisations meet the occupational safety obligations imposed by D.Lgs. 81/08, Italy's comprehensive legislative decree on workplace health and safety. The technical team closely follows regulatory developments — such as the amendments introduced to this decree in May 2023 — and communicates changes promptly to clients through its blog and public educational initiatives, including participation in the World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

The company's proprietary HSMT App provides clients with an all-in-one digital management platform for their portfolio of collective protection devices. Through the app, safety managers and HSE professionals can monitor the condition and compliance status of fume hoods and other DPC equipment in real time, consult and update technical records, and schedule or request maintenance and inspection interventions with a single click. The platform also generates and maintains a continuously updated digital archive of each device's documentation and inspection history, transforming what is often a paper-heavy, reactive compliance process into a proactive and auditable system — particularly valuable in regulated pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing environments.

Technical training constitutes a further pillar of Marco Ortelli Srl's service model, delivered through its MO-LEARN educational programme. Engineer Marco Ortelli and the company's technical specialists conduct in-house training sessions at client sites, covering the correct selection, installation, use, and maintenance of chemical fume hoods and other collective protection devices. The company has delivered training at bodies such as Innovhub and regularly engages with HSE managers across sectors through video interviews, technical blog content, and industry events, reinforcing its reputation as a knowledge leader in laboratory containment and occupational chemical risk management.

As Italy's sole national accreditation body, Accredia membership gives Marco Ortelli Srl's test reports and inspection certificates formal recognition under the European Accreditation Multilateral Agreement (EA MLA), meaning results are accepted across EU member states without the need for re-testing. Holding dual accreditation under both ISO/IEC 17025 (testing laboratory) and ISO/IEC 17020 (inspection body, Type A) is rare among Italian firms specialising in this niche, and positions Marco Ortelli Srl as a uniquely independent and authoritative single source for all fume hood and collective protection device compliance requirements across pharmaceutical, chemical, biological, and petrochemical laboratory and production environments.