by Tamara Toothill | Feb 24, 2025 | Dust and Fume Extraction, LEV Servicing
Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems are crucial for protecting workers from hazardous dust, fumes, and vapours. These systems capture contaminants at the source, preventing them from spreading throughout the workplace. But like any piece of equipment, your system...
by Chris Morgan | Sep 5, 2024 | Dust and Fume Extraction, LEV Maintenance, LEV Servicing, Mentoring
HEPA filters are commonplace in many industries and anywhere air is being circulated. It is important that these systems are tested annually. If your HEPA filter is in a microbiological safety cabinet (MSC), then fumigation will be required before testing or...
by Adrian Sims | Jun 25, 2019 | Dust and Fume Extraction, Fines, Flour Dust, Health and Safety, HSE
In 2018, the HSE announced that they would be focusing their attention on the food sector and in particular, flour dust by carrying out full inspections on 300 factories to check levels of airborne dust and what safety equipment and practices were in place to control...
by Adrian Sims | May 30, 2019 | Dust and Fume Extraction, HSE, LEV
With advancements in technology making plasma cutters more accessible and economical, they have become commonplace in a range of different industries; providing a faster, safer and more precise alternative for cutting metal to traditional manual welding torches....
by Adrian Sims | May 2, 2019 | Dust and Fume Extraction, Health and Safety
What risk does dust and fume inhalation pose in your workplace? Without putting proper measures in place, harmful airborne substances may be inhaled, causing serious health problems for employees and implications for employers such as fines and even imprisonment for...
by Adrian Sims | Feb 8, 2019 | Dust and Fume Extraction, Health Risks, HSE, LEV Design, LEV HSE, LEV Servicing, Occupational Ill Health, Servicing, Welding
On 14th January 2019 at the LEV Industry Regulatory Forum, hosted and chaired by ILEVE, the HSE announced that all welding fume is to be recognised as a cancer-inducing substance in humans. This change is of immediate effect and therefore has implications across the...
