Ireland: Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) inspection

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Many types of business and organisations utilise local exhaust ventilation (LEV) installations, which may include fume and dust extraction as well as heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) installations.

Ireland's Health & Safety Authority: Local Exhaust Ventilation Guidance Document places duties on employers and suppliers to control hazardous substances at work, taking effective measures to control exposure and protect health.

Periodic engineering inspections of workplace equipment form a vital part of an employer’s duty; ensuring the health, safety and welfare of their employees and workplace visitors. Inspections also ensure employer conformity to health and safety regulatory requirements and, ultimately, add value by helping the business to operate efficiently.

A requirement of the Regulations is that, in many cases, installations are subject to statutory, periodic 'thorough examination' by a 'Competent Person'.

HSB Inspection Services

Throughout Ireland and the UK, our network of competent, multi-skilled Engineer Surveyors are focused on helping businesses, of all sizes and industry types, to:

Maintain workplace equipment safety

Optimise the efficiency of plant and equipment

Comply with applicable health and safety legislation

We provide impartial engineering inspection services in the role of 'Competent Person' to assist with statutory inspections across a vast range of plant and equipment.

What is a 'Competent Person'?

The 2005 Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act defines a 'Competent Person' "where, having regard to the task he or she is required to perform and taking account of the size or hazards (or both of them) of the undertaking or establishment in which he or she undertakes work, the person possesses sufficient training, experience and knowledge appropriate to the nature of the work to be undertaken".

Classes of plant and equipment we inspect

Our Engineer Surveyors can help businesses achieve regulatory compliance for the following classes of plant and equipment:

Equipment category	Legislation
Local exhaust ventilation	Health & Safety Authority: Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Guidance document
Electrical/mechanical	S.I. No. 299 of 2007 (Regulation 30): Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007
Boiler/pressure systems	S.I. No. 445 of 2012: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Lifting	S.I. No. 299 of 2007: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007
Power presses and associated machinery	S.I. No. 299 of 2007: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007
Fixed wiring (electrical)	S.I. No. 299 of 2007 (Part 3): Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007

Regulations

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Health & Safety Authority: Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Guidance Document

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