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Regulation 9 of COSHH Explained

Regulation 9 of COSHH Explained

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The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health guidance requires business owners and duty holders to provide and maintain Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems. In this article, we’ve explained Regulation 9 of the COSHH regulations in more detail to aid companies who operate LEV systems.   What Is COSHH Regulation 9? ...
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Foundry Company Fined for Lead Dust Exposure

Foundry Company Fined for Lead Dust Exposure

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A foundry was sentenced and fined for safety breaches of lead dust exposure. Workers were exposed to harmful dust during a restoration project. The project involved stripping off the rust and paint from a metal bell and structure. It was only after the project had begun and had been underway for some time that the ...
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Engineering Company Fined for Welding Fume Exposure

Engineering Company Fined for Welding Fume Exposure

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  An engineering business was sentenced and fined after a welder fabricator developed hypersensitive pneumonitis. This profound and irreversible respiratory illness develops after long-term exposure to welding fumes and metalworking fluids. The welder fabricator was at risk of inhalation of welding fumes and metalworking fluid mists, which potentially contained harmful bacteria. His 30-year-long career exposure ...
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What are the Benefits of Servicing Your LEV System?

What Are The Benefits of Servicing Your LEV System?

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At Auto Extract Systems, we’re frequently asked what are the benefits of servicing your LEV system? In this article, we’ve put together the top five benefits of servicing your local exhaust ventilation systems and why these can have a positive impact on your business’s operations.   Benefits of Servicing Your LEV System ...
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Engineering Company Fined for Metalworking Fluid Exposure

Engineering Company Fined for Metalworking Fluid Exposure

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An engineering company that works in the automotive sector company was sentenced and fined in May 2021 after an employee developed an allergic form of dermatitis after being exposed and coming into contact with metalworking fluids. In April 2019, an employee was splashed in the face and upper body with metalworking fluid whilst cleaning a grinding machine. ...
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