LEV TESTING – Omnia Naval

In various workplaces, particularly within the manufacturing sector, the generation of harmful airborne contaminants is a pressing concern. These contaminants pose risks not only to employees but to anyone within the building. Enter Local Exhaust Ventilation, or LEV—a system designed to effectively transport airborne contaminants away from breathing zones, thus mitigating workplace exposure to hazardous substances.

The need for installing, regularly inspecting, and conducting LEV testing in your workplace stems from multiple factors. Beyond the paramount goal of ensuring employee safety, legal mandates exist to foster a healthy work environment. By implementing a local exhaust ventilation system, you not only safeguard your workforce but also create a safer working atmosphere overall.

Certain work processes inherently release fumes, vapors, and other perilous particles into the air. If altering these processes to reduce contamination isn’t feasible, local exhaust ventilation emerges as the most effective solution for curtailing exposure to hazardous substances. Workers face potential health risks from a myriad of dangerous particulates, including but not limited to flour dust, paint fumes, and chemical emissions. These particles are well-documented culprits behind health issues such as asthma, lung cancer, and various lung diseases. Implementing a local exhaust ventilation system not only protects individuals from respiratory harm but also ensures that otherwise hazardous air becomes safe to breathe. Installing LEV in your workplace and adhering to mandatory statutory inspections and testing significantly enhance employee safety and overall workplace security.

Compliance with COSHH / OSHA regulations mandates LEV testing for all local exhaust ventilation systems, a task entrusted to qualified and competent individuals. At Omnia Naval, our team of engineers at Ventilation Surveys and Services is fully accredited to conduct statutory inspections and tests. LEV testing is obligatory for all equipment designed to capture dust or hazardous particles within a working environment, with inspections and tests conducted every 14 months.

Omnia Naval boasts highly skilled engineers equipped to offer LEV testing services on an international scale. Our commitment to workplace safety and regulatory compliance ensures that your employees are protected, respiratory and occupational disease risks are minimized, and your work environment is significantly enhanced in terms of safety and well-being.