Local exhaust ventilation website launched
June 1st 2008 A new website has been
launched to complement HSE
guidance on how to apply
and use local exhaust
ventilation (LEV) to remove
airborne contaminants from
the workplace before people
breathe them in.
Thousands of British
workers contract
occupational asthma and
other occupational lung
diseases each year. They
develop them because they
breathe in too much dust,
fume or other airborne
contaminants at work.
Designers, installers and
examiners of LEV should find
the website helpful as will
employers and their
employees who depend on
LEV for the continued
protection of their health at
work.
The site includes a daily
checklist for users of LEV
which includes:
Does the indicator show
the LEV is working
properly?
Is it taking away all the
harmful dust, mist, fumes
and gas? Remember, some
of these may be invisible.
Are you close enough to it
so it can do its job
properly?
Are there any signs it is
not working properly, like
smells or settled dust?
Are there any unusual
noises or vibration coming
from it?
Has it been thoroughly
tested, with a 'tested'
label that is within date?
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supervisor about anything
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