LEV Testing · Wallasey
Wallasey and the Wirral shore run engineering, marine trades and bodyshops that raise fume, mist and dust the law says must be controlled. We examine and test local exhaust ventilation to HSG258 and certify it.
Wallasey shares in the Wirral's working riverside. The engineering and marine-trade units toward Seacombe and the docks, the bodyshops across the town and the joineries and fabricators of the estates all raise fume, mist or dust, and each depends on local exhaust ventilation that captures it at source.
An LEV system slips out of tune unseen, its filters loading and its fan tiring until a hood no longer controls the exposure. We carry out thorough examination and testing to HSG258 across Wallasey - measured capture and face velocities at the working points, a verdict against the system's intended performance, and a label with a next-due date you can rely on.
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 marine engineering unit toward Seacombe, the weld-fume extraction over the bays needed its thorough examination. We measured capture at each arm and the transport velocity through the system, flagged a slow arm, and re-tested after the fix before certifying.
A Wallasey bodyshop's spray booth needed testing. We measured the booth airflow and capture, checked the filters, set out the corrections and labelled the plant with the readings and next-due date.
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 hoods, ducting, filter and fan and identify how each is meant to control its process.
We record capture and face velocities, transport velocity and static pressure at every key point.
The readings are assessed against the design intent under HSG258, with a clear verdict on control.
The plant is labelled with the result and next-due date, and you get the report for the COSHH file.
At least every 14 months for most systems, more often for higher-risk work. 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 riverside and estate units across Wallasey, and the wider Merseyside.
No - welding fume, metal and wood dust, spray booths, mist extraction, fume cupboards and salon and dental extraction all fall under the same duty.
The riverside toward Seacombe keeps Wallasey's engineering and marine trades working, units welding, machining and fabricating within reach of the docks - each raising a fume 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 Merseyside 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 Merseyside.
