HandS Dust/LEV Page


	Statute Links: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) Links: HSE warns against nuisance dust masks - People who work with harmful dusts should not use nuisance dust masks to protect themselves from exposure Asbestos ~ The Worst Industrial Killer - Hazards Asthma Information Sheet - Unison (for Asthma, see also COSHH section) Diseases of the Respiratory System - Health&Safety Home Pages Dust and Fumes - Protect Employees and the Environment from Dust and Fumes - Business Link Dust (Including Cotton and Wood Dust) - UnionSafe, Australia Dust and fume control in the rubber industry - HSE Flour dust at work can cause asthma - HSE Guide to Assessments under The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations Guide to Protecting employees and the environment from dust and fumes - Practical Advice for Business Grain dust in non agricultural workplaces - HSE INDG140 LEV / Local Exhaust Ventilation (HSG37) - Mike Everly, Cambrian Safety Consultancy LEV: General principles of system design Indoor Workplace Air Pollution - Hazards Factsheet LEV: dust capture at fixed drum and disc sanding machines - HSE Slipping on dust in machinery workshop - HSE Quarries - dust and silica Silica - COSHH Essentials in Ceramics - HSE Silica - Essential guidance publications - HSE Silica - Amicus Silica H&S Page Amicus/Unite Guide to Controlling Silica Dust Silica Dust / Extraction / Exposure / HSG37 / Airflow / discussion - IOSH Discussion Forum thread Ventilation - London Hazards Centre Trust Ventilation - Local Extraction for Welding Fume - TWI Wood Dust - Hazards and Precautions - Health&Safety Home Pages Woodworking - Hazards of Exotic Woods and MDF - by Dave Griffin, GMB Safety Rep Wood Dust - Hazard Recognition - US Dept of Labor Wood Dust - Safety Data for wood dust - Oxford University Downloads: (to save Pdf files directly to disc, right-click "Save Target As" in IE or "Save Link As" in Firefox ) Asbestos Alert - HSE leaflet INDG188 - pocket card for building maintenance workers. COSHH: a brief guide to the regulations Control of Exposure to Silica Dust in Small Potteries - HSE Dust control on concrete cutting saws - HSE Dust Explosions in the Food Industry Dust - Powder Hazards Guidance on the Use and Testing of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) (Word.doc) Lead and You - a guide to working safely with lead LEV: Dust capture at fixed belt sanding machines Local Exhaust Ventilation (Engineering Control 200) - COSHH Guidance Sheet Maximum exposure limit for flour dust Paper mills: Guidance on fire risk - Paper and Board Industry Portland Cement Dust - Hazard assessment document Respiratory Sensitisers Fact Sheet - South Gloucestershire Council, Environmental Services (pdf) Respiratory Sensitisers and COSHH Safe work in confined spaces - HSE INDG258 (pdf) Silica - HSE Information Sheet CIS36 (pdf) Silica in the Workplace - IAPA, Canada (pdf, zipped, 42pp) Silica - Toxic Air Contaminant Identification (carcinogenic) - California Environmental Protection Agency (pdf) Silica in the Workplace - IAPA, Canada (pdf, zipped, 42pp) Silica Sand Safety Data Sheet (pdf) Control of Exposure to Silica Dust in Small Potteries - HSE (pdf) Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica- NIOSH Hazard Review (1.2mb,zipped) Stone Dust and You - HSE INDG315 (pdf) Toxic Woods Ventilation - A Safety Guideline for Your Workplace - IAPA, Canada (pdf, zipped) Wood Dust - more downloads in COSHH Section Wood dust - hazards and precautions - HSE (pdf) Working safely with coating powders - HSE INDG319 (pdf) The current legislation regarding the testing of LEV systems (which includes vehicle exhaust, dust and weld fume extraction systems etc.) may be summarised as follows: Regulation 9 of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 1999 Act states that "every employer who provides any control measure to prevent exposure of an employee to a substance hazardous to health, shall ensure that it is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair" in addition, where engineering controls are provided, the employer shall ensure that thorough examinations and tests are carried out and a suitable record of these be kept and made available for at least 5 years. In the case of local exhaust ventilation plant (LEV) the examinations and tests must be performed at least once every 14 months. (In certain circumstances this period is reduced to every 6 months e.g. where metallic dust is being controlled). HSE Priced Publication: Maintenance, Examination and Testing of Local Exhaust Ventilation (HSG54) from HSE Books ISBN 0717614859, Ł8.50


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