Testing Your LEV System as per COSHH Regulations
02.08.12
LEV is the abbreviated form of Local Exhaust Ventilations. This particular system is often installed at factories. According to the COSHH regulation 9, this system needs to be inspected every fourteen months. If your LEV system doesn’t comply with the regulations of the COSHH or Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Legislation, you will be charged a good deal of amount as fine.
As a UK citizen it is your legal duty to get your LEV system COSHH tested. As an employer it is your duty to monitor, control, prevent and maintain fume and gas exposure in the workplace. If you fail to do so, it will be considered as a legal offense and you will have to pay heavy penalty.
You must go for COSHH lev testing every fourteen months and you need to keep record of the test for at least five years. You can not do the test yourself. It is not your cup of tea. You need expert help to handle this issue. It is extremely important to hire professionals who have extensive expertise and experience in LEV testing.
You can opt for a renowned service provider like Wadlev. It has a team of engineers who have been working in this field for many years. They are trained professional who they have gained huge experience in LEV testing.
COSHH has designed the LEV test to examine the functionality and efficacy of a fume extraction system. The test is done with the help of a few instruments especially designed for LEV testing. Only experts can handle these instruments properly and perform the test to diagnose whether the system has any trouble or whether it functions perfectly. If needed, they can change the entire system or some of its parts.
So you can count on Wadlev when it comes to any LEV system related problems.
