TR40: A guide to good practice for local exhaust ventilation

Published in 2020

TR40: A guide to good practice for local exhaust ventilation

TR40 contains information about the various roles and their associated legal and statutory responsibilities, and tells people what they should do (and when to do it) to ensure the LEV process from start to finish provides effective solutions to control exposure to hazardous substances.

Also included is guidance on identifying LEV competency skills, experience and knowledge; training (to be used in conjunction with the industry LEV Competency Matrix); the importance of keeping records; what to look for; what to ask when evaluating LEV tenders and quotations; and the installation and commissioning process through to handover.

TR40 gives guidance which, when used fully, is in line with the goals of CIBSE ILEVE, which are:

• to reduce ill health and death in the workplace
• to improve competence
• to provide members and the public with first class information, and set the criteria for best practice in the profession.

It is a comprehensive guide for:

• employers
• designers
• suppliers
• project managers
• LEV commissioning engineers
• employer-appointed LEV responsible people
• LEV trainers and
• all other employees who design, commission, operate and maintain LEV systems.