What are LEVs?
What are LEVs?
Local Exhaust Ventilation systems (LEVs) extract hazardous dust, fumes, vapours, and gases from the workplace. Unlike ordinary ventilation systems, LEVs remove contaminants directly at the source, quickly protecting laboratory and factory workers from harmful airborne substances.
The Benefits of LEV Testing
The Benefits of LEV Testing
Regular testing of LEVs is crucial to maintain their efficiency in extracting harmful air from work sites and laboratories. Well-functioning Local Exhaust Ventilation units offer the following advantages:
- Improved Workplace Health and Safety: Hazardous vapours and dust can cause chronic diseases such as occupational asthma and cancer. Regularly tested LEV systems can better shield workers from these risks, making your company an attractive place for health-conscious talent.
- High Return on Investment: Money spent on LEV testing yields dividends in the form of reduced corrosive damage to your equipment. The more you protect your physical assets from hazardous vapours, the lower your repair costs and the fewer instances of downtime you face.
- Reduced Legal Risk: Legal action may arise from two sources—bereaved families of employees who died from exposure to hazardous fumes, and regulatory bodies that deem your LEVs unfit for service. Competent, regular LEV testing helps protect your organisation from costly litigation and reputational damage.
The Ventxlabs Brand of LEV Testing & Maintenance
The Ventxlabs Brand of LEV Testing & Maintenance
With our certified and industry-seasoned team, you can avoid significant LEV malfunctions, associated health risks to staff, and potential legal liabilities.
Our engineers have updated knowledge of cutting-edge LEV technology to ensure your unit and its components can keep your staff and operatives safe. We also keep up to date with relevant regulations such as COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) to minimise your exposure to legal problems.
Our typical testing and maintenance process involves the following steps:
- Initial Inspection: Our engineers will take a look at records of any previous LEV tests, if applicable. Otherwise, our team will begin visually inspecting your LEV unit and its components, such as fume cupboards, canopies, and ducts.
- Testing of System Components: Next, our engineers will thoroughly test the components of your LEV system to ensure they are in good working order. Tests may include the assessment of your unit’s particle extraction rates and ductwork-leakage detection.
- Report Generation: Once testing is complete, you will receive detailed reports and findings for all your LEV systems and equipment.
- Maintenance Work: Based on the reports we generated, our engineers will carry out adjustments, repairs, and any other necessary maintenance tasks to ensure your LEV system is safe to use and compliant with relevant laws and industry standards.
- Repeat of Inspection and Maintenance Cycle: To continually protect your organisation from legal action due to COSHH breaches or other regulatory infringements, our team can conduct regular inspections and maintenance work on your LEV system.
Our engineers can inspect, test, and maintain your fume extraction systems and ventilation equipment such as fans every 14 months, in accordance with BS EN 14175, a COSHH-aligned standard accepted in Britain and Continental Europe.
If you are managing a school or university laboratory, we can conduct inspections of and maintenance on your fume cupboards every 2 to 3 years, in accordance with CLEAPSS G9 guidance.
A Complete Suite of Air-Quality Solutions
Ventxlabs offers a comprehensive range of products and services to ensure optimal air purity and safety in your workplace.
We offer LEV-device installations, component replacements for fume extraction units, integrations with HVAC equipment, repair work, and retrofits that suit your needs and budget.
Where between-review servicing or maintenance is required, we are still highly responsive and rapid in deploying engineers.
