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Emission and Exposure Control-Related Ventilation Regulations – USA

This neat summary document, produced in 2015 by the well-respected Industrial Ventilation specialist Dr Jeff Burton summarises the USA standards and requirements for Ventilation systems used to control personal exposures. A copy of this short document can be downloaded here:- 10-USA …

CoSHH Essentials – Easy Steps to Control Chemicals

HSE Guide (looks like published Sept 2009) dealing with the foundations and “Technical Basis for the CoSHH Essentials: Easy Steps to Control Chemicals”. If you are familiar with Benchmarking (as per HSG258) then this document will provide you with so …

Video – “How to Use the PITOT Tube”

New OXYL8 training video on YouTube which provides an excellent introduction to the PITOT Tube, how to make the connections to a Manometer and how to take correct readings in a duct How to Use the PITOT Tube

HSE Guide MR0 “Advice for Managers (Paint Spraying)”

This HSE Guidance/Information leaflet will help managers to comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), as amended, to control exposure and protect workers’ health. It describes good practice for managing the control of exposure to …

HSE Guidance: “HSG276 – Isocyanate Paint Spraying – Safely Managing Spray Booths and Rooms

This HSE Guidance is aimed at vehicle body shop owners, managers and supervisors, their employees (particularly paint sprayers) and suppliers. It will also be useful to industries, other than motor vehicle repiair (MVR), where there is spraying of Isocyanate-containing paints …

HSE – Offshore Series OCE17 “Laboratory Practice”

This HSE guidance sheet for Offshore locations describes good practice for laboratory work in the offshore environment which involves the analysis of chemicals and process fluids, eg measuring oil in water using perchloroethylene (TTCE). It covers the key points you …

HSE CoSHH – Welding Guidance Leaflets

HSE’s CoSHH Essentials section on Welding Fume has a list of 23 topic Guidance Notes – all of which can be accessed by following the URL link below. Some of the Ventilation-specific guidance notes are listed below for direct download:- …

Plant Engineer Magazine LEV Article

Plant Engineer is a magazine by Findlay Media on behalf of the IPlantE and BES professional sectors of SOE (Society of Operations Engineers). It is provided to all members of the SOE who are members of IPlantE & BES free of …

LEV for the Control of Welding Fumes in the Construction Industry – Literature Review

Abstract Arc welding is a common unit operation in the construction industry, where frequent changes in location and welding position make it more difficult to control fume exposures than in industries where fixed locations are the norm. Welders may be …

Captor Hood – Labels

Great picture of labels which could be used on Captor Hoods such as Welding Hoods Fixed in position and updated at each TExT? One label describes the relationship between distance and control and the second label has a space for …