COSHH 2002 · Suffolk

LEV testing and certification in Bury St Edmunds

Thorough examination, testing and certification of local exhaust ventilation by a P601 qualified engineer

Sugar dust is sweetness with two tempers: a fine respirable dust where it is handled dry, and a genuinely explosive one where it clouds. Around Bury St Edmunds's food and processing trades, sugar and ingredient dust extraction is COSHH LEV with a dual mandate, tested every 14 months.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Reports issued promptly

Extraction we test

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

  • Welding & soldering fume
  • Wood, MDF & fine dust
  • Fume cupboards & cabinets
  • On-tool & capture hoods
  • Spray booths & paint lines
  • Grinding, polishing & mist
Extraction we test

LEV testing and certification for Bury St Edmunds businesses

Extraction across the town runs from sugar and ingredient dust systems, handling, conveying, bagging and blending points, through food-production LEV to the workshop systems of the estates.

Sweet dust is controlled with both dangers in mind: capture measured at tipping, bagging and blending points where clouds actually form, filtration and recovery judged for a dust that is fuel as well as nuisance, housekeeping's role read honestly since settled layers are the explosion's reserve army, and hygiene-clean design respected in systems that must wash down as well as extract. Our thorough examination tests each system against its design at working throughput, and reports a pass or fail per hood with readings attached.

Tipping and bagging capture
Dust judged as fuel too
Recovery systems checked
Food LEV alongside
How it works

Booking your LEV test in Bury St Edmunds

Show us where sugar moves and clouds. We test the capture at real throughput, judge the recovery honestly and report per hood with the next date.

  • 1

    Get in touch

    Tell us about the extraction on your Bury St Edmunds site.

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    Examination and test

    We measure airflow and capture performance at each hood.

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    Your report

    You receive a report with measured data and remedial actions.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Clear reports issued without delay
  • Single items or whole sites
Areas we cover

LEV testing and certification across Bury St Edmunds and nearby

Our engineer surveyors cover Bury St Edmunds and the towns around it across Suffolk. If your site is nearby, we can almost certainly reach you, so just ask.

Bury St EdmundsFornham St MartinGreat BartonRoughamWestleyMoreton Hall
Other inspections in Bury St Edmunds

Related compliance for Bury St Edmunds businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Bury St Edmunds, we can examine all of it.

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COSHH FAQs

LEV testing and certification: common questions

Do you carry out LEV testing in Bury St Edmunds?
Yes. We test LEV across Bury St Edmunds and the wider Suffolk area, covering sweet dust, both tempers minded. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you visit Bury St Edmunds?
A Bury St Edmunds visit is usually within a couple of working days, and we time testing around production so lines keep running. Call 0330 043 8191 to book your LEV test.
How often does LEV need to be tested?
Under COSHH Regulation 9 every local exhaust ventilation system must have a thorough examination and test at least every 14 months, and that interval is a legal maximum rather than a target. Higher-risk processes in COSHH Schedule 4 are tested far more often, in some cases monthly or six-monthly; the HSE sets this out in its guidance on LEV examination.
Is LEV testing a legal requirement?
Yes. The duty sits with the employer under COSHH Regulation 9, which requires extraction that controls a hazardous substance to be examined and tested by a competent person, and that responsibility stays with you even when the work is outsourced. You can read the duty in plain terms in our COSHH regulations guide.
What does an LEV thorough examination and test involve?
It is a structured check that the system still controls the contaminant the way it was designed to, not a service or a filter swap. We measure airflow and capture velocity at each hood, check duct velocities, filters and fan condition, and compare every reading against the design data and the HSG258 benchmarks.
Who is qualified to carry out LEV testing?
The HSE expects a competent person, which it links to BOHS-recognised training such as the P601 qualification. Our engineer surveyors hold P601 and report to the HSG258 standard, so the examination stands up to scrutiny.
What is in the LEV report, and how long must I keep it?
You receive the measured airflow and capture data, a pass or fail verdict at each test point, photographs, any remedial actions and the next due date, and it is this report an inspector asks to see rather than a service record. COSHH requires the records to be kept for at least five years, so we log every result against your system.
What happens if my LEV system fails the test?
The report sets out exactly why, for example low airflow, a worn fan or a badly positioned hood, and the remedial work needed to bring it back into adequate control. Once the work is done we can return to re-test and confirm the system is protecting people again.

Due an LEV test or certificate in Bury St Edmunds?

Talk to an engineer surveyor, get a quote and book your inspection in Bury St Edmunds.

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