FREE to attend – for LEV Duty Holders
2 Day Professional Development Conference 2026
Sponsored by:-
Images from 2025 Event 🙂
Please Note – this Professional Development Session is not open to LEV Contractors or Suppliers 🙁
Are you a Duty Holder responsible for managing LEV projects or coordinating with LEV contractors and suppliers?
Duty Holder Professional Development sessions are designed to empower professionals like you with the knowledge and confidence needed to navigate the world of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV).
Led by a team of industry experts—including specialists from HSE, Occupational Hygienists, employment and contract law, and professional training specialists — our sessions deliver practical insights and real-world guidance.
Each presenter is passionate about helping you deepen your understanding and strengthen your competence in the managament of LEV as a Duty Holder.
The result? Greater confidence and clarity when working with LEV contractors and suppliers—ensuring your projects are not only compliant, but also effectively managed from start to finish.
Venue
Duty Holder sessions will take place at the Hilton Hotel, Leicester. Available dates are shown on the Booking Form opposite.
June 11th/12th 2026 – now open for booking.
“What are the key responsibilities of an LEV Duty Holder“? These would include;-
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Assessing risks from hazardous substances
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Implementing control measures (that are appropriate and suitable) to prevent or reduce exposure.
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Ensuring control measures are used and maintained properly.
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Monitoring exposure and carrying out health surveillance if necessary.
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Providing information, instruction, and training to employees.
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Preparing plans and procedures to deal with accidents, incidents, and emergencies involving hazardous substances.
👉 Key Point: All of these duties and tasks must be undertaken by Competent Persons and it is the Duty Holder’s prime responsibility to ensure that Contractors/Specialists who undertake work on their behalf … are competent to undertake the projects allocated to them.
Our 2 Day Conference places great focus on how to make sure any LEV contractors/Specialists engaged by the Duty Holder fully and properly understand their work tasks and carry them out in a competent manner.
Duty Holder – (Draft) Programme 2026
Wed 10th June – Evening in Main Hotel Bar – Drinks Reception Sponsored by (tbc)
Thurs 11th June 2026
08.30 Registration
09.00 Welcome and Introduction to Day
- Introduction to Speakers
- What to Expect from the Day
09.20 Legal Obligations for Duty Holders – Prof Kevin Bampton (CEO, BOHS)
- Who are ‘Duty Holders’/ ‘Contractors’
- Skills vs Competency
- Obligations to Select Competent Contractors
- Speaker Q&A
10.10 Tea/Coffee Break
10.30 Assessing Competency – Prof Kevin Bampton (CEO, BOHS)
- Qualifications/Skills Options for CoSHH/LEV
- CoC(Control)/PSA/PSR – and Specialist Register
- HSE Recent Activity on Competency
- Speaker Q&A
11.00 “Effective LEV” – 7 Step Approach – Mark Armstrong (MD Armstrong Environmental)
- Competent Risk Assessment (Key!)
- Setting the LEV Specification
- Ensuring Effective LEV Design/Benchmarking
- Managing the Installation Process
- Commissioning and Documentation
- Checking/Servicing/Maintenance
- Thorough Examination & Test (TExT)
- Speaker Q&A
11.50 LEV Tracker Database – Peter Surtees (Armstrong Environmental)
- Dedicated Database/Archival/Management System for LEV
- Speaker Q&A
12.30 Buffet Lunch
13.30 View from HSE – Rob Williams HSE HM Principal Specialist Inspector (tbc)
- HSE’s Management Model – Expectations of Duty Holders
- Applying the Hierarchy of Control
- Adequate ‘Control’ Enforcement
- Speaker Q&A
14.30 Setting Practical LEV Specifications – Bill Cassells (OXYL8)
- Specifying a Standard for a TExT Contract
- Setting the Brief for a Design Contract
- Sample Specification Base Templates
- Speaker Q&A
15.10 Coffee/Tea Break
15.30 Real World Experiences in Dealing with LEV Contractors – Speaker tbc
- Experiences (Good and Bad) with LEV Contractors
- Managing LEV .. Design, Installation & Testing
16.10 Final Round-up Q&A Session with day’s Speakers
Evening – Buffet Dinner in Conference Suite – sponsored by Armstrong Environmental)
Frid 12th June 2026
08.30 Registration
09.00 Welcome and Introduction to Day
- Introduction to Speakers
- What to Expect from the Day
09.20 – 10.30 Focus Sessions #1
Microbiological Safety Cabinets – Dan Colledge (OXYL8)
- Categories and Requirements for Testing
- KI Discus
- CoSHH TExT Requirements
- Contractor Weak Points
Welding Fume Control – Gordon Smith (former HSE Specialist Inspector & BOHS/OXYL8 Mentor and (tbc)
- What is “Welding Fume”
- Challenges for control/how to control (options?)
- Common Weak Areas
- Managing Welding Fume Control
Controlling LEV Fire & Explosion Risks – Dr Stephen Ross (Qualitek)
- Applying DSEAR and ATEX
- Design Considerations for LEV
- Examples of Good and Bad Practice
10.30 Tea/Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.15 Focus Sessions #2
Exposure Measurement/Air Sampling – Mark Armstrong & tbc (Armstrong Environmental)
- What to measure
- Who to measure (SEGS)
- Interpreting Results
- Points to Check – to Make Sure your Specialist has done it right?
LEV Tracker – Live Demo of LEV Management Software – Peter Surtees (Armstrong Environmental)
- Hands-on demos of the LEV Tracker package
LEV Thorough Examination & Tests (TExTs) – Gordon Smith/Hazel Griffiths/Dan Colledge
- What a competent TExT Report should look like
- Common areas where they fall down
- LEV Manuals/Log Books
- Hood Indicators
12.15 – Buffet Lunch
13.15 Speed Questions Sessions (like Speed Dating – but LEV)
- Conference Presenters and specialists discussing key topical issues in small groups
15,00 Tea/Coffee Break (and Prize Winner Presentations!)
15.20 Final Panel Q&A Sessions from 2 Day Conference & Final Words from Sponsors
