by FionaMoss | Jun 5, 2024 | COSHH, Servicing, Uncategorized
Our expert engineers speak with a lot of people who are focused on fulfilling their COSHH obligations and always get their annual LEV testing booked in with us early; however, their LEV systems have never been properly commissioned. This is an easy mistake to make,...
by FionaMoss | Aug 21, 2018 | COSHH, Fines, Fume Extraction, Health Risks, LEV Design, LEV HSE, Occupational Ill Health
More and more cases are hitting the high courts and the mainstream media, where employees are claiming ill health or even terminal illness due to exposure to harmful substances at work. The most recent of these was just a couple of weeks ago, where a groundsman in the...
by Adrian Sims | Mar 21, 2016 | COSHH, HSE, LEV
Health and Safety is now recognised as vital across all aspects of the industry, with COSHH being a well-known term used by many. But did you know that each of your LEV systems requires a thorough Test and Examination conducted within a 14 month period? Many...
by Adrian Sims | Jul 13, 2015 | COSHH, HSE, LEV
Companies have a legal reponsibility to protect their employees from harmful substances, but unfortunately many are still failing to fulfil their responsibilities – and this can lead to prosecution by the HSE. The company at the centre of this prosecution...
by Adrian Sims | Dec 1, 2014 | COSHH, HSE, LEV
If your business processes emit harmful substances you will be aware that you need a system in to control them and that those systems need to be tested on a regular basis. This potentially can lead to a lot of paperwork in the form of reports, so how prepared would...
by Adrian Sims | Jul 28, 2014 | COSHH, Dust and Fume Extraction, Health Risks, HSE
It is good to see the HSE taking serious action against companies who take risks with their employee’s health. As far as we are aware this is the first time prison has been mentioned. However, whilst the director’s prison sentence is suspended the...
