LEV Design

HSE – Measuring Paint Spray Booth Clearance Times

Much useful guidance is given on this HSE web page on the procedure and practice for measuring clearance times in Paint Spray Booths:  HSE’s Paint Spray Booth Clearance Time Page   The page also refers to an HSE Research Report …

Videos – Dust Explosions in Filters (collection)

The links below will take you to YouTube video clips showing dust explosions in filters.  Quite shocking and impressive?   Panel Filter Explosion Bursting Disc Rupture Dustcheck – Explosion Protection of Small Filters WAMAIR Dust Collector Tested  

HSE OCM8 Storing Chemicals General Ventilation – Offshore

One of the offshore CoSHH Essentials series of guides by HSE.  This one covers the General Ventilation requirements for the storing of chemicals   HSE OCM6 Storing Chemicals Offshore

HSE OCE9 Use of Drilling Muds/Shale Shaker – Offshore

No 9 in the Offshore CoSHH Essentials series of guidance leaflets by HSE.  This one considers the CoSHH Control strategies for working in the Shale Shaker Rooms and Mud Pits.   HSE OCE9 Drilling Muds

HSE OCE8 Mixing of Drilling Muds – Offshore

Part of HSE’s Offshore CoSHH Essentials series, this leaflet covers the control engineering (LEV) strategies where muds are being mixed.   HSE OCE8 Mixing Drilling Muds (Sack Room)

HSE Web – LEV FAQs

HSE’s – Frequently asked questions about LEV, everything from; Airflow, LEV Competence, An employer’s guide, Thorough Examination and Testing (TExT) to On-tool extraction and much more. Courtesy of the HSE website. LVHV/On Tool Extraction/Tip Extraction.  New Guidance on how to …

SHAPA Sizing of Explosion Relief Vents

SHAPA = Solids Handling & Processing Association Visit www.shapa.co.uk to find out more about membership. This article has been written by David Burn of Fike UK Ltd.  It is designed to create a better understanding on how explosion vent relief sizing …

Fan Handbook – Selection, Application & Design

OK it’s on Amazon.  But this is still one of the heavy weight textbooks on fans. Here is the first comprehensive guide to all aspects of modern fan technology. The book takes you through the design, selection, maintenance, and repair …

Basic Maths for LEV – Fan Laws

If you have worked through Module 1 – then this one is just a little bit more challenging. This Module looks at the Fan Laws.  these are empirical, in that they are best considered ‘approximations’ to the real world but …

BS 7989:2001 Specification for Recirculatory Filtration Fume Cupboards

BS dealing with Recirculatory Fume Cupboards.  Although published in 2001 it has been re-confirmed by BSI in 2012 To order a copy direct from BSI follow this link: BS 7989