LEV Testing · Bredbury
Across Bredbury, the engineering, joinery and vehicle workshops throw off fume, mist and dust the law requires to be controlled - and the control proven by a thorough examination and test.
The workshops of Bredbury are where the engineering and distribution units weld, machine and fabricate, the joinery and timber shops cut and sand, and the vehicle and depot workshops grind and refinish. The arc and the grinder raise weld fume and metal dust, and the joinery and spray work add wood dust, oil mist and paint mist, all of which a worker should be kept from breathing.
It is local exhaust ventilation that captures the fume and dust at source - and the control has to be proven, not assumed. Under COSHH the weld-fume arms, wood-dust extraction and spray and mist extraction must be thoroughly examined and tested at least every 14 months, measured against how they are actually run.
CNC and manual machining raises oil mist and metal dust at the enclosure and bench that has to be captured at source.
Flour, powders and steam need capture at the mixing and process points, from bakeries to production kitchens.
Saws, sanders and routers throw fine wood dust that has to be drawn off at the tool and the bench.
Weld fume and grinding dust need capture at the arm and booth, wherever steel is fabricated.
Bodyshop spray booths and prep bays carry paint mist and solvent vapour that the extraction has to hold and clear.
Fume cupboards, safety cabinets and dental and salon extraction all count as LEV and all fall due on the same clock.
Typical jobs we handle, by sector and area - representative of the work we do, not named clients.
At an engineering unit on the Bredbury Park Industrial Estate, welding, grinding and fabricating, the system was failing to catch the weld fume and metal dust at source. We measured face velocities and static pressure, checked the run, and found undersized ducting and a worn fan. We listed the remedials, and re-tested to prove the control once put right, then certified to HSG258.
At a distribution-depot workshop on the Bredbury Park Industrial Estate, spraying and finishing, the system was failing to catch the paint mist and solvent at source. We tested capture at each point, checked the dampers and filters, and found a damper stuck and the filters loaded. We detailed the remedials and re-tested to confirm the LEV met HSG258 before labelling it.
Condition of hoods, ducting, filters and fan - the damage, blockage and wear that quietly drops performance.
Measured capture and face velocities at the working points, plus transport velocity and static pressure through the system.
The readings assessed against how the LEV should perform to actually control the exposure - not just whether the fan turns.
Where the process warrants it, sampling to confirm the control is keeping the substance out of the breathing zone.
A thorough examination and test under COSHH is a real assessment, not a rubber stamp. It is a structured examination of the system's condition, measurement of its actual performance, and an assessment of those readings against how the system should perform to control the exposure. It follows the HSE's guidance, HSG258, and ends in a report and a label.
We test to the HSE's guidance, HSG258, and the job ends in a report and a label on the plant: what was measured, what passed, what needs putting right, and the date the next test falls due.
We examine the condition of the hoods, ducting, filter and fan and how each is meant to control its process.
We measure capture and face velocities, transport velocity and static pressure at every key point.
The readings are judged against the design benchmark under HSG258, with a clear pass or fail on control.
The plant is labelled and you get the report and next-due date for your COSHH records.
At least every 14 months under COSHH Regulation 9 - and sooner for certain higher-risk processes. We set the right interval for what you run and put the next-due date on the label and the report.
An HSG258 thorough-examination-and-test report, a clear pass or fail at every point with remedials listed, and a dated plant label carrying the next test date.
We set out exactly what failed and why - often a single reading such as static pressure or capture velocity - so it can be put right, and we re-test to confirm the control before certifying.
Yes - the Bredbury workshops and units, and across Bredbury and the wider Greater Manchester.
No - any LEV: welding fume arms, wood and grain dust systems, spray booths, mist extraction, fume cupboards, and dental and salon extraction all fall under the same duty and the same clock.
Welding, grinding, sawing, sanding and spraying go on across Bredbury, and each throws off something a worker should not breathe - weld fume, metal and wood dust, oil mist and paint mist. The duty is to control it at source and prove the control with a measured test.
We have carried out LEV thorough examination and testing to HSG258 since 2001, across Greater Manchester and the UK. From a machine shop to a joinery, a spray booth or a lab fume cupboard, the job ends the same way: measured readings, a clear verdict, and a label whose next-due date you can rely on.
Tell us what you run and we will examine, measure, report and label it to HSG258 - across Greater Manchester.
