29 Aug Commission your LEV system
HSE reinforce the importance of commissioning LEV systems.
New webpage launched Commission your local exhaust ventilation (LEV) system – HSE
‘Commissioning’ is proving that the LEV system is capable of providing adequate control. As an employer, you should commission your LEV system to make sure it adequately protects people from breathing in harmful substances.
Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, 2002 (COSHH) dutyholders must adequately control exposure to substances in the workplace that cause ill-health.
Occupational Lung Disease statistics in Great Britain, 2024 suggests that an estimated 47,000 people who worked in the last 12 months currently have breathing or lung problems they regard as caused or made worse by work. Furthermore, occupational lung disease accounts for around 12,000 annual deaths, estimated to be linked to past exposures at work.