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What is Local Exhaust Ventilation?
LEV systems are crucial for safeguarding workers' well-being, maintaining regulatory compliance, enhancing workplace safety, and ensuring the overall efficiency and quality of industrial processes. This article explains what an LEV system is, how it works and its importance. What...How Often Should an LEV System be Tested?
The primary purpose of an LEV system is to control and extract hazardous substances, such as dust, fumes, or vapours, from the workplace air. An efficient system ensures that workers are not exposed to these harmful substances, protecting their respiratory...What’s The Difference Between General Ventilation and LEV?
General ventilation and Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) are two distinct approaches to controlling and managing air quality in different industrial or occupational settings. However, both of these approaches differ greatly, and each comes with its own benefits and limitations. This...How Do You Maintain An LEV System?
When you operate a business that generates harmful airborne contaminants such as wood dust, welding fumes, and paint vapours, your LEV system is crucial in protecting you and your employees' health and providing a safe workplace. In this article, we...What Is P601?
Every year in the UK, thousands of people unnecessarily fall ill to occupational diseases such as Asthma, Mesothelioma, and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). This is due to inhaling harmful airborne contaminants like dust, fumes, and gasses in the workplace....What Is P602?
Every year in the UK, thousands of people die from work-related lung diseases such as Silicosis, Lung Cancer, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In fact, according to the Health and Safety Executive's report on Occupational Lung Disease in Great...What is LEV Testing and What is the Process?
LEV (Local Exhaust Ventilation) systems play a crucial role in protecting employees by limiting exposure to hazardous airborne contaminants in the workplace. The law states that any LEV system must be kept in efficient working order and thoroughly examined and...Paint Fumes: The Dangers Explained and How to Stay Safe
As paints, solvents, and paint strippers are seen as 'everyday' items, they are generally deemed safe. However, repeated exposure to paint fumes and chemicals can cause serious health concerns. By understanding the health risks associated with paint fume exposure, employers...Health Effects of Wood Dust Exposure and How to Protect Yourself
The effects of wood dust exposure can be extremely damaging to your health. So, if you work with wood, it’s crucial that you’re aware of the risks you’re exposed to so that you can protect yourself and work safely. This...Categories
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Latest Posts
- What Is the Purpose Of LEV? 3rd April 2024
- What is Local Exhaust Ventilation? 7th March 2024
- How Often Should an LEV System be Tested? 28th February 2024
- What’s The Difference Between General Ventilation and LEV? 10th January 2024
- How Do You Maintain An LEV System? 29th November 2023