LEV TESTING AND INSPECTION
We carry out comprehensive inspections throughout Wales regarding LEV equipment.
Ensure your LEV systems remain safe, compliant and performing at their best with professional testing and inspection from South Wales Safety Ltd.
LEV Inspections
At South Wales Safety Ltd, we provide professional Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) inspections and testing to help businesses comply with COSHH Regulations and protect employees from harmful airborne contaminants.
Our experienced inspectors carry out comprehensive LEV examinations in accordance with HSG258 – Controlling Airborne Contaminants at Work, assessing the condition, performance and effectiveness of your extraction systems to ensure they continue to operate safely and efficiently.
LEV testing is a legal requirement for employers using extraction systems to control dust, fumes, vapours and other hazardous substances. Through detailed performance testing and system assessment, we identify defects, maintenance issues and potential design faults that could reduce the effectiveness of your LEV equipment.
Following every inspection, you’ll receive a comprehensive report detailing our findings, highlighting any defects or areas of concern, and providing clear recommendations for remedial work where required. This helps ensure your LEV system continues to perform as designed while keeping your business compliant and your workforce protected.
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What is an LEV system?
LEV systems remove airborne hazardous materials. They can range from an individual ventilation cabinet to a multi-point system that operates throughout the site. LEVs capture hazardous or toxic substances at source before they can enter the breathing zone of the person using it.
This minimises their release into the environment and protects the health and safety of people both inside and outside the workplace.
What does the legislation require?
The COSHH regulations apply to every company that either uses or produces hazardous substances in the workplace, such as vapours from glue or paint or the fumes generated when soldering or welding. They apply to substances and materials that have already been classified as ‘very toxic’, ‘toxic’, ‘harmful’, ‘corrosive’ or ‘irritant’, and nuisance materials such as limestone and plaster of paris.
COSHH regulation 9 states that where a LEV system is in place there is a requirement to thoroughly examine and test the system at least once every 14 months to ensure that it is in good working order. The tests must be recorded and kept for at least five years. Whoever carries out this work must be a competent person and have had sufficient training and experience.
Ideally, the person who performs the inspection and tests should also be independent from the person who engages in regular maintenance of this equipment.
