by FionaMoss | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Static air monitoring works to measure how much of substances such as dusts, fumes or vapours are in the air that can lead to potential exposures via skin contact, inhalation, or swallowing. Due to it being a Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation...
by FionaMoss | Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
There are two different types of welding that may be experienced in the workplace. There is fusion which refers to welding from just heat, there is also pressure welding, which is heat and pressure. Both have health risks associated with exposure. Welding fumes from...
by FionaMoss | Oct 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
There are plenty of LEV installation companies out there that can install an LEV system, but few that can provide the ongoing maintenance and support you may need if something goes wrong down the line. At Vent-Tech, we pride ourselves in supporting our customers...
by FionaMoss | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
LEV stands for local exhaust ventilation and is very important in industries with harmful airborne particles such as in food and carpentry. LEV works by capturing emissions at the source and filtering or transferring them away from an area where it can cause harm the...
by FionaMoss | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Local Exhaust Ventilation commonly referred to as LEV, is an engineering control solution that captures and removes dangerous particles that contaminate the air including dust, mist, fumes, vapour and gas. Why Do We Need LEV? Breathing in large quantities of...
by Abby Moss | Jul 21, 2020 | Case Studies
Proposal: The company required the fumes from the welding processes to be extracted safely from the premises.They only required one extraction system with six points of extraction. All points of extraction will need to be In use at the same time. Two extraction...
by Jose | Mar 31, 2020 | Fines, Health and Safety, Health Risks, LEV, LEV HSE, Occupational Ill Health, Wood Dust
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 council launched an investigation after a member of staff complained. The...
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...
