Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) Update by HSE

LEV – An Employer’s Guide to Competence.

You have a legal responsibility to ensure that employee exposure to dust/fumes etc. is minimised and well controlled. LEV is an excellent way of doing this. People who supply, examine and maintain LEV need to be competent otherwise your LEV may not work properly, putting people’s health at risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

https://www.hse.gov.uk/lev/faqs.htm

For further information and the latest guidance, click on the following links today.

COSHH Essentials sheets – Welding

https://www.hse.gov.uk/welding/guidance/index.htm

COSHH Essentials sheets – Metalworking fluids

https://www.hse.gov.uk/metalworking/ecoshh.htm

Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) guidance – information on a wide range of Local exhaust ventilation health and safety topics and issues is available on HSE’s website

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