CIBSE NEWS LEV conference The LEV 2021 Extracting the Best Practices Conference, organised by the Institute of Local Exhaust Ventilation Engineers (ILEVE) and the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), was held virtually in April. Mary Cameron, from BOHS, welcomed 140 attendees, before Dean Greer, of ILEVE, and Alison Margary, of BOHS, gave updates on the institutes work in the past year. Presentations were given by: Duncan Smith, of the Health and Safety Executive, on the decisionmaking process for issuing a LEV-related improvement notice and the Enforcement Management Model Mark Allen, of Thompsons Solicitors, on the life of an occupation case, from the onset of symptoms, evidence gathering, litigation and the effect on the claimant CIBSEs David Mitchell on exhaust stack design guidance, D1/H1 guidance and dispersion modelling requirements Carol Bladon and Claire Creed, from BOHS, on the working and requirements of CPD in the BOHS Dean Greer on the ILEVE Competency Card, the links to the BOHS Certificate of Control and the likely effects of the Grenfell tragedy on competence for all ILEVEs Adrian Sims on proportional balancing of LEV Systems and what happens when you alter the system Dougie Collin, of SK-IHS, on behalf of Dr Jarand Hindenes, giving a doctors case study on welding fume and health surveillance. The institute would like to thank Mary Cameron, Adrian Sims and the conference team for organising the event, as well as the presenters, sponsors and attendees. Slides will be available at cibse.org/ileve ILEVE celebrates 10 years Institute has developed many initiatives in the LEV industry since its inception The Institute for Local Exhaust Ventilation Engineers (ILEVE) celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year, after being launched to the LEV industry in May 2011. Ahead of this launch, the institute became a division of CIBSE in 2010, with Wally Gilder, James Wheeler, John Whitehead and Paul Ramsden among the driving forces. There have been a number of changes to the steering committee in that time, with Gilder handing over the chair to Jane Bastow, who then passed the baton to Dean Greer. Bastow instigated moves to work with other institutions, societies and industry bodies, and Greer has developed this further, working with a number of strategic partners to develop and support the institutes core aim. ILEVE chair Dean Greer ILEVE was established to promote air quality in the workplace and to reduce ill health and death caused by airborne contamination and hazardous substances in the working environment. It exists to recognise competence in the practical application of local exhaust ventilation, and to raise awareness of the importance of good air quality and ventilation in workplaces. ILEVE is recognised and supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and has developed a number of initiatives in the LEV industry since its inception. The ILEVE Competency Card was introduced to show that corporate members are competent in institute grades them. With the HSE and other stakeholders, the institute also initiated the Industry and Regulatory Forum in LEV. From this, it developed the Competency Matrix, which is reviewed regularly to ensure that it complies with current regulations and guidance. In addition, ILEVE in conjunction with others in the industry has developed LEV Commissioning and Thorough Examination and Test (TExT) report templates, with guidance on their use, supported by the HSE. The Competency Matrix and the Commissioning and TExT templates are on the ILEVE website, and are free to use. Institute members have been heavily involved in producing other guidance, too, such as A guide to good practice in local exhaust ventilation, TR40. They are also working with other societies and trade bodies in the industry, and on many HSE initiatives. We look forward to the next 10 years, the institute said. For more details, visit cibse.org/ileve 10 June 2021 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE June 21 pp10-12 CIBSE News.indd 10 21/05/2021 15:38