LEV Testing · Castleford
Castleford's glassmaking and chemical heritage still shows in the engineering and process units of Whitwood and Wheldon Road, raising fume, mist and dust the law says must be controlled. We examine and test LEV to HSG258 and certify it.
Castleford made glass and chemicals for generations, and the engineering and process trades still work the estates around Whitwood, Wheldon Road and Glasshoughton. The machining and fabrication units, the process plant and the joineries all raise fume, mist or dust, and each depends on local exhaust ventilation that captures it at source.
LEV loses its edge unseen - filters load, ducts fur, a fan tires - until a hood no longer controls the exposure. We carry out thorough examination and testing to HSG258 across Castleford: measured capture and face velocities at the working points, a verdict against the system's intended performance, and a label whose next-due date holds.
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.
Real jobs, described by sector and area - never by a client's name.
At a process plant on the Whitwood estate, the extraction drawing off process vapour and dust needed its thorough examination. We measured capture at the points and the transport velocity through the system, set out what to correct, and re-tested to confirm control before certifying.
A fabrication unit off Wheldon Road needed its weld-fume arms testing. We measured capture at each arm, flagged one running slow, and re-tested after the fix before certifying.
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.
The point of a thorough examination and test is to prove the extraction still controls the exposure - so we measure it, we do not eyeball it. Condition, capture and face velocities, transport velocity and static pressure are checked against the design intent under HSG258, and the result is written up and labelled on the plant.
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 for most systems, more often for higher-risk processes. We set the interval to the process and label it on the plant.
Condition of hoods, ducts, filters and fan; measured capture and face velocities; transport velocity and static pressure - all against how the LEV should perform to control the exposure.
We set out exactly what failed - often one reading - so it can be put right, and re-test to confirm control before certifying.
Yes - the estates around Castleford and the wider Wakefield district, and across West Yorkshire.
No - process vapour and dust, welding fume, machining mist, wood dust, spray booths, fume cupboards and salon and dental extraction all fall under the same duty.
The estates around Whitwood and Wheldon Road carry Castleford's engineering and process trades, a legacy of its glass and chemical past, each unit raising a fume, mist or dust its LEV has to draw off at source. We test to HSG258 so those workshops can prove their extraction controls what their people breathe.
We have carried out LEV thorough examination and testing to HSG258 since 2001, across West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire.
