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 are important for protecting workers. They help reduce exposure to harmful airborne contaminants in the workplace. The law says that any LEV system must work well. You must check and test it at least once...
Paint Fumes: Health Risks, Legal Obligations & How to Stay Safe
Updated: 05/01/2026 Paint fumes especially from solvent-based or isocyanate paints can pose serious health risks. Vapours and fine mist released during spray painting may cause headaches, dizziness, skin or eye irritation, and even long-term issues such as occupational asthma. Under...
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... Everything You Need to Know About LEV Testing
Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 regulations, employers are legally required to ensure that their employees are not exposed to harmful airborne contaminants in the workplace. In many instances, LEV systems are installed to remove these contaminants at the source and...
Evaporative Cooling Solutions from LEV Engineering
With energy prices rising and new regulations around energy use changing, organisations are looking for cheaper and more energy efficient ways to cool their workplaces. Designed to remove heat from the workplace and replace it with a continuous stream of...