FABRICATION

Metal Work

Every fabrication, engineering, and metalworking workshop produces airborne contaminants that can pose serious health risks if not effectively controlled. Welding fumes, grinding dust, metal particulates, plasma-cutting emissions, and oil mist can quickly spread throughout a workshop, exposing employees to hazardous substances and creating an unsafe working environment.

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A properly designed Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) system captures these contaminants at source, helping businesses comply with COSHH Regulations, improve workplace air quality and protect the long-term health of their workforce.

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Why Welding Fume & Dust Extraction is Essential

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Metal fabrication processes generate a variety of hazardous airborne contaminants, including:

• Welding fumes containing manganese, chromium and nickel

• Mild steel and stainless-steel grinding dust

• Aluminium and non-ferrous metal particulates

• Plasma and laser cutting fumes

• Oil mist from machining operations

• Cutting and polishing dust

• General airborne metal dust

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Many of these contaminants are invisible to the naked eye, making them particularly dangerous. Without effective welding fume extraction and dust extraction systems, employees may inhale hazardous particles that can lead to serious long-term health conditions.

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An efficient LEV extraction system captures contaminants before they enter the breathing zone, creating a cleaner, safer and more productive workplace.

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Complete LEV Solutions for Fabrication Workshops

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Whether you operate a small fabrication business or a large manufacturing facility, A-Mac Environmental provides complete turnkey industrial ventilation and LEV solutions tailored to your processes.

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Our services include:

• LEV site surveys and workplace assessments

• Bespoke LEV system design

• Welding fume extraction systems

• Grinding and polishing dust extraction

• Mobile and fixed extraction arms

• Centralised dust extraction systems

• Fan and filtration systems

• Supply and professional installation

• LEV commissioning

• Operator training

• Thorough Examination and Test (TExT)

• Planned preventative maintenance

• Emergency repairs and servicing

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Every system is designed to maximise extraction efficiency while minimising running costs and maintenance requirements.

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Helping You Comply with COSHH & HSG258

UK employers have a legal duty under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations to adequately control employee exposure to hazardous airborne contaminants.

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Our qualified P601 and P602 LEV engineers help ensure your extraction systems meet current legislation and industry best practice, including:

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• COSHH Regulations

• HSG258 – Controlling Airborne Contaminants at Work

• HSE guidance for welding fume extraction

• Statutory Thorough Examination and Test (TExT)

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Regular LEV testing, maintenance, and servicing ensure your extraction system continues to operate safely and efficiently and remains fully compliant.

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Trusted LEV Equipment from Leading Manufacturers

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A-Mac Environmental partners with some of the world's leading LEV equipment manufacturers to provide reliable, high-performance extraction systems.

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We install equipment from trusted brands, including:

• Plymovent

• Lajac

• Euromate

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Every installation is carefully designed around your workshop layout, manufacturing processes and future business growth.

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Common Problems We Solve

Our engineers regularly help fabrication businesses overcome problems such as:

• Welding fumes remaining in the workshop

• Dust settling on machinery and finished products

• Poor extraction arm positioning

• Ineffective welding fume capture

• Failed LEV inspections

• Non-compliant extraction systems

• High filter replacement costs

• Poor workshop air quality

• Expanding production requires additional extraction capacity

• Achieving compliance with COSHH and HSG258

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Whatever the challenge, we'll recommend the most effective and cost-efficient solution for your business.