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Kitchen fume extraction canopy considered as LEV ?
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Good afternoon everyone,
I had a discussion with one of my clients who manages the premises of a primary school with a commercial kitchen built in it. The extraction hood is regularly cleaned and filters replaced but we are unsure if it also requires to be inspected and tested by a qualified engineer every 14 months. Would you consider this piece of equipment to be classed as Local Exhaust Ventilation ? According to this publication from HSE, it seems like it must be tested SR27 (hse.gov.uk) What are your thoughts on this ?
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Testing is recommended otherwise over time the ducting can become obstructed with residues reducing any benefit of having the extraction running (especially where frying of foods occurs).
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Testing is recommended otherwise over time the ducting can become obstructed with residues reducing any benefit of having the extraction running (especially where frying of foods occurs).
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If the HSE have gone to publishing guidance on the matter, you would have a tough job counter arguing the testing requirement.
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The 14 month testing of LEV is a legal requirement under COSHH and so only applies if the extraction is part of your COSHH control measures, that is if you are using it to protect people's health. If the extraction is only to get rid of smells then it wouldn't fall under COSHH and wouldn't be a legal requirement, although it may well be advisable to test it anyway, as with any other equipment to know if it is working properly. So it all depends on why you have it.
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Hi Marco Lots of research to indicate that inhaling cooking oil fumes is harmful, so unless use of the kitchen is very limited it would probably be very difficult to argue that the effective operation of the extractor hood is NOT a part of your COSHH precautions, If so, then if it looks like LEV (which it should do!) you should arrange for suitable testing - might be something done as part of whatever arrangements you have for routine maintenance.
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Curious as to Chris Packaham's input regarding long term exposure to steam from cooking processes. As indicated there is an ever growing batch of research about the hazardous chemicals originating from the use of vegetable oils and through cooking meats.
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Curious as to Chris Packaham's input regarding long term exposure to steam from cooking processes. As indicated there is an ever growing batch of research about the hazardous chemicals originating from the use of vegetable oils and through cooking meats.
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