Requirement for Examination & Test of LEV

• The employer must ensure that a thorough examination and test of the LEV is carried out, usually annually, but at least every 14 months by a competent LEV test engineer.

• P&J LEV test engineers are highly trained and ALL meet the competence requirements for UKAS Accreditation for the commissioning and inspection of Local Exhaust Ventilation plant.

Some common processes and the legal minimum frequency required for an LEV test:

The Examination and Test

P&J undertake thousands of LEV tests each year for leading businesses, schools and colleges nationwide. Our qualified LEV engineers use the latest precision equipment to produce a comprehensive report on LEV performance that complies with the legal requirements of the COSHH regulations, the COSHH Approved Code of Practice, and the latest HSE guidance publication HSG258:2008. The report must be kept for five years as part of your COSHH records and is guaranteed should it be inspected by authorised personnel such as a HSE representative or Local Authority Officers.

The P&J Dust Extraction LEV COSHH test report also provides additional health and safety advise that is not required by the COSHH regulations 2002, as amended 2004, but relates to other H&S Legislation.

• Ambient noise level in the working area with the extraction system and the production machinery operating to give an indicative measurement which could identify areas of concern. (This is not a detailed noise survey.)

• Earth status of flexible hose containing a wire helix and note of improvements required to comply with BS EN 1127-1 Explosive Atmospheres- explosion prevention and protection.

WHY SHOULD I USE P&J TO TEST MY LEV?

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