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 LEV- Change in Guidance
9/7/2008
LEV (Local Exhaust Ventilation) is an engineering control system used to reduce exposures to airborne contaminants such as dust, mist, fume, vapour or gas in a work place. Like most control measures, LEV must be regularly inspected and tested in accordance with the new HSG 258 guidance.
Within the manufacturing industries, methods of production and handling of substances and materials may involve the release of hazardous substances into the air. This has the potential to expose employees in the workplace to such hazardous substances with the possibility of ill health, either soon after or in the years following exposure. As an employer, it is your responsibility to ensure that adequate control measures are in place and maintained, certifying that exposure is reduced to levels as low as is reasonably practicable. In most cases, Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) is the solution. It is a commonly used control measure that aims to capture the pollutant at source. As it is a control measure, this LEV must be regularly inspected and tested in accordance with the new HSG 258 guidance – “Controlling Airborne Contaminants at Work”.
For more information on our LEV testing and COSHH air monitoring services, please contact Envirocare’s Health & Safety Services Manager, Andrea Beswick: andrea@envirocare.org and reference 9/7/2008
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