LEV Inspection and Test

• Local Exhaust Ventilation. Thorough Examination and testing.

• Document No.

• Dust Collection Unit No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

Part 1: Historical Data

• Date of previous inspection

  Date

• Date of commissioning report

  Date

• Comments

Part 2: Face and Capture

• Type of machine

• Add media

  Media

• Contaminent

  Wood dust

  Fumes

  Metal Dust

  Organic Vapour

• Equipment Used

  Wood dust

  Fumes

  Metal Dust

  Organic Vapour

• Smoke test

  Adequate

  Poor

  No access

• Static Pressure

• Face Velocity Acceptable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Capture Velocity Acceptable?<br>Minimum values<br>Wood dust 1.0 to 2.5 m/s<br>Grinding dust 2.5 to 10 m/s

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comments

Part 3: Duct transport velocities furthest machine from DCU

• Contaminent

  Wood dust

  Fumes

  Metal Dust

  Organic Vapour

• Identification (system number and machine name)

• Add media

  Media

• Equipment Used

  Thermal anemometer

  Micromanometer

• Average Transport Velocity Acceptable?<br>Minimum Values<br>Wood dust 15 m/s<br>Vapour / Smoke / Fumes 10 m/s<br>Grinding dust 20 m/s

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Duct diameter mm

• Flowrate m3/s

• Static Pressure measurement (pascals)

• Comments

Part 4: Dust Collection Units

• Contaminent

  Select Wood dust Fumes Metal Dust Organic Vapour

  • Wood dust
  • Fumes
  • Metal Dust
  • Organic Vapour

• Location (system number)

• Add media

  Media

• Equipment Used

  Thermal anemometer

  Micromanometer

• Average Transport Velocity Acceptable?<br>Minimum Values<br>Wood Dust 15 m/s<br>Vapour / Smoke / Fume 10 m/s<br>Grinding Dust 20 m/s

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Duct Diameter

• Flowrate m3/s

• Inlet Static Pressure Measurement (pascals)

• Outlet Static Pressure Measurement (pascals)

• Comments

Part 5: Spray Booth / Sanding Benches

• Contaminent

  Select Wood dust Fumes Metal Dust Organic Vapour

  • Wood dust
  • Fumes
  • Metal Dust
  • Organic Vapour

• Identification

• Add media

  Media

• Type

  Select Dry Filter booth Water Wash booth Sanding Bench

  • Dry Filter booth
  • Water Wash booth
  • Sanding Bench

• Equipment Used

  Select Thermal anemometer Micromanometer

  • Thermal anemometer
  • Micromanometer

• Smoke test

  Select Adequate Poor No access

  • Adequate
  • Poor
  • No access

• Spray booth area

• Capture Velocity Acceptable?<br>Minimum values<br>Spray booth 0.5 to 1.0 m/s

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add media

  Media

• Minimum velocity achieved?<br>(20% from mean average)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add media

  Media

• Maximum velocity achieved?<br>(20% from the mean average)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add media

  Media

• Flowrate m3/s

• Comments

Part 6: Fan / Filter / Collector Details

• Location (system number)

• Make / Model / Identification

• Flowrate m3/s

• Inlet Static Pressure measurement (pascals)

• Outlet Static Pressure measurement (pascals)

• Equipment Used

  Select Thermal anemometer Micromanometer

  • Thermal anemometer
  • Micromanometer

• Filter type for duct systems/ Make / Model / I.D. Filter type:

• Spray booth discharge:<br>Is the stack at least 1/3 as high as the building?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add media

  Media

• Spray booth discharge.<br>Is there a rain cap fitted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Add media

  Media

• Comments

Part 7: Key findings from examination and testing

• Visual appraisal - A thorough visual examination to ensure that the LEV system is in good repair, in a clean condition, well maintained and in efficient working order.

• Visual appraisal recommendations:

• Quantitative assessment - Assessment by measurement

• Quantitative recommendations:

• Qualitative assessment - Assessment by observation

• Qualitative recommendations:

Part 8: Re-Assessment

• Recommended date for re-assessment

  Date

Part 9: Signatures

• Competent examiner trained to BOHS (P601)

  Sign