LEV | Safety First Group

19 Mar

Metalworking fluid or ‘white water’ HSE inspections

March 19, 2024
Posted by Safety First
Air Quality, Employee, Employee Health, employee safety, health & Safety, LEV, LEV Inspection, LEV Testing, lung disease, manufacturer, manufacturing, monitoring, Occupational Lung Disease, plastic, plastic manufacture, plastics, plastics fumes, testing

Since October, HSE has been inspecting manufacturing businesses that use metalworking fluids in their machining processes, with more than...

11 Jan

Occupational Exposure

Tackling exposure to airborne contaminants through LEV exhaust ventilation

January 11, 2024
Posted by Safety First
Air Quality, Employee, Employee Health, employee safety, health & Safety, LEV, LEV Inspection, LEV Testing, lung disease, manufacturer, manufacturing, monitoring, Occupational Lung Disease, plastic, plastic manufacture, plastics, plastics fumes, testing

The UK has a strong framework and reputation when it comes to health and safety and the approach towards...

18 Dec

Occupational Exposure, SF Compliance Solutions

NEW Are you ready for HSE Inspections for metalworking businesses?

December 18, 2023
Posted by Safety First
Employee Health, engineering, fabrication, HSE, HSE Inspections, LEV, LEV Inspection, LEV Testing, lung, lung disease, machine manufacturing, manufacturing, metal, metalworks, Occupational Lung Disease, welding

Exposure to metalworking fluids can cause harm to lungs and skin. Health surveillance aims to detect any symptoms of...

05 Oct

Occupational Exposure, SF Compliance Solutions

HSE inspections between now and March 2024 to highlights dangers from metalworking fluids

October 10, 2023
Posted by Safety First
Employee Health, engineering, fabrication, HSE, HSE Inspections, LEV, LEV Inspection, LEV Testing, lung, lung disease, machine manufacturing, manufacturing, metal, metalworks, Occupational Lung Disease, welding

Businesses are being warned to make sure their staff are safe when working with metalworking fluids or coolants. It’s a...

11 Jul

compliance, Health and Safety, Occupational Exposure

Improving general ventilation in the workplace

July 6, 2023
Posted by Safety First
#Healthy, Air Quality, Air Testing, compliance, dust, Employee Health, Employer, Health, LEV, LEV Inspection, LEV Testing, Local Exhaust Ventilation, lung disease, Occupational exposure monitoring, Occupational Hygiene, Regulations, safety, Safety at Work, Ventilation, Workplace

Minimise damage from dust, vapour and fumes with LEV inspection, testing and good ventilation Many jobs across different industries...

26 Jan

SF Compliance Solutions

Diacetyl Vapour and the link to Occupational Lung Disease

January 20, 2023
Posted by Safety First
compliance, LEV, Occupational Hygiene

The HSE has confirmed that diacetyl can cause occupational lung disease when exposure limits have been exceeded....

06 Jan

SF Compliance Solutions

An essential Guide To Managing Wood Dust Inhalation

January 6, 2023
Posted by Safety First
Air Quality, compliance, LEV, Occupational Hygiene

The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) are kicking off 2023 with a focus on air quality monitoring...

03 May

SF Compliance Solutions

Key message on lung disease prevention for World Asthma Day

May 3, 2022
Posted by Safety First
compliance, Legionella Control, LEV, Occupational Hygiene

Today, Tuesday 3rd May is World Asthma Day. Raising the profile of workplace responsibilities around lung disease...

24 Feb

compliance, SF Compliance Solutions

LEV has promising results for dentistry, study shows

April 12, 2022
Posted by Safety First
LEV

A recent study has shown that LEV systems for dentists used alongside suction machines, reduce airborne particles by 95%.

18 Jan

compliance, SF Compliance Solutions

Worker fatalities caused by exposure to welding fumes

April 12, 2022
Posted by Safety First
LEV, Occupational Hygiene

In 2019, the Health and Safety Executives (HSE) made changes to the way that mild steel welding...

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