LEV Archives - Fercell

FAQs

What is a LEV test?

It is a health and safety assessment of Local Exhaust Ventilation components to ensure dust, fume and vapour aren’t escaping and poisoning or harming staff and employees,  operators or anyone in the vicinity. Read our LEV Testing FAQs here.

What are the benefits of planned maintenance?

LEV equipment is designed to protect the health of the workforce, proper planned maintenance and servicing is vital if you want to ensure that it continuously works as well today as it did on the day it was first installed.  Ventilation systems can often have their lifespan extended if maintenance is regular, which is often just a case of pre-planning. Read more.

What are the risks of not extracting dust?

Dust extraction systems are essential within a factory or manufacturing set up, in order to protect the health and well-being of employees. Ventilation is key where health and safety is concerned. Find out more here.

How can I check the health of my shredder?

Checking the health of your industrial shredder can be quick if you know what to do and can help to elongate its life span. Find out how here.

What are the benefits of shredder operator training?

Shredders are often sizeable bits of machinery, but even if they are smaller models it is not to be forgotten that they are dangerous bit of kit if not used properly. When they are used by an operator that has had trained and in a safe way, shredders can assist in easily reducing the size of large and otherwise useless bits of plastic, wood, aluminium, textile and rubber. Read more

How can help increase the life span of my shredder?

If you regularly maintain your wood shredder, plastic shredder or metal shredder you could double its life span. Explore our step-by-step maintenance guide here.

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Monday October 30, 2023

Metalworking Fluids – Do you have LEV in place?

Are you aware of the dangers of working with metalworking fluids and coolants without adequate ventilation? The Health & Safety Executive (HSE)...

Wednesday August 2, 2023

Optimum Dust Extraction with the New COIMA MPT-Series

Continuously looking to improve and expand our product range Fercell present the COIMA MPT-Series. Step into the future of dust extraction with...

Monday July 31, 2023

Energy Savings with New IE4 Motors

To comply with the new EU energy efficiency requirements our motors will be transitioning from the current I3 motors to the new...

Tuesday June 6, 2023

Local Exhaust Ventilation for the Disposal of Upholstered Domestic Seating Containing POPs

In December 2022 we saw new guidelines issued by the Environment Agency to ensure there’s no contamination from waste containing POPs (persistent...

Monday May 13, 2019

HSE tightens UK welding fume control standards

As changes to UK welding fume control standards comes into force, are you covered? Check out our FAQs....

Tuesday May 29, 2018

10 LEV Testing FAQs

LEV testing can seem overwhelming and complicated. Check out our LEV testing manager's top 10 FAQs......

Friday April 20, 2018

Risks of not extracting dust

Dust extraction isn't just a waste of time, it protects worker's health and it needn't be costly....

Man welding metal with a mask on and sparks being created

Monday April 16, 2018

Welding fume safety tips

The definition of welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing fusion. This is...