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LEV Compliance and Testing

Poor capture, process changes, damaged ducting or a due examination can require attention. Describe when the issue started and any change in use, operation or layout. A clear history helps distinguish a new fault from an existing limitation or a planned improvement.

Tell us what needs doing

If tenants or other occupiers are affected, record which areas they use and who controls them. This helps prevent an instruction for one property area overlooking a shared system.

What the work can include

Review the system and process; inspect hoods, ducts, fans and filters; undertake the defined examination and tests; report performance and defects. The agreed scope should state which areas or equipment are included, what is excluded and the form of the completion record.

Ask for findings that identify the affected item or location clearly. A useful record allows you to understand what was done and arrange any follow-on work without starting again.

Important decisions

Air movement alone does not prove effective capture. The system must suit the actual contaminant and how the operator uses the hood.

Assessment and preparation

Provide the commissioning report, manual, previous examination and process details.

Confirm keys, occupant notices, parking or unloading access and the person able to authorise additional work. Photographs can help explain the enquiry where they can be taken safely.

How the work proceeds

Agree safe access and process conditions, examine and test the installation, then explain findings and remedial actions to the responsible contact.

Agree any stages before work starts: investigation, a repair proposal and the authorised work may be separate instructions. At completion, establish what can be used, what remains restricted and what happens next.

Cost, timing and disruption

System branches, access, measurement points, contaminants and missing baseline information affect effort. The enquiry and available records establish what can be priced directly and what needs a site assessment first.

Where work affects an entrance, occupied room or shared service, arrange the access window with the people using it. Include any temporary arrangements and reinstatement in the scope so the quotation addresses the whole job.

Applications across sectors

Laboratories and industrial premises may have process-specific substances and equipment. Managing agents need clear landlord and occupier interfaces; education and care premises require coordination around vulnerable users. Duties and controls should follow the actual setting. Browse the full sector range and describe the actual building use when enquiring.

Locations covered

We cover Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough and the wider towns and communities in our location directory. Send the property address and the area of the building needing attention so access and the work requirement can be considered together.

Frequently asked questions

Does replacing a filter complete an LEV examination?

No. Filter maintenance is only one activity; examination considers the system and its control performance.

What information should I send about lev compliance and testing?

Provide the commissioning report, manual, previous examination and process details. Include the location and the decision you need to make, such as investigating a fault, planning a repair or setting up a programme.

What affects the price and programme?

System branches, access, measurement points, contaminants and missing baseline information affect effort. Any further investigation or additional work should have a clear scope before it is authorised.

What should the completion information explain?

It should identify the equipment or areas covered, the work and checks performed, limitations and unresolved actions. Keep the record with the property information and share relevant operating instructions with the people who use the equipment or space.

Useful guidance and records

Read what is remedial action tracking for the supporting decisions and records. Remedial-action tracking explains how to carry an identified defect through to evidenced closure. The relevant official guidance provides the wider technical or management context.

Related work and your next step

Explore Asbestos Management alongside the Compliance and Specialist Risk overview. Connect ongoing work with maintenance, larger changes with projects, and browse all services.

Send Black & White Property Services the property address, symptoms or proposed change, and any existing report. We can then establish the appropriate assessment and work scope. Make an enquiry.

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