LEV Assurance Through Life
From Commissioning to Effective Management, Maintenance and Recommissioning
The UK’s National Conference for LEV Duty Holders
Free Professional Development Conference | 9 September 2027
Expert speakers • HSE participation • Free attendance • Lunch included
Places are limited. Early booking is recommended.
Hear directly from:
✔ HSE
✔ BOHS
✔ Industry/Topic Experts
✔ Leading LEV Practitioners
Leave with practical evidence you can immediately apply in your own organisation.
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Central question
Once an LEV system has been properly commissioned, how does the Duty Holder ensure that it continues to control exposure throughout its working life?
Objectives
By the end of the day, delegates should understand:
- What evidence should be produced during LEV Commissioning.
- How Commissioning information becomes the ‘Benchmark’ for future examinations.
- How to distinguish Maintenance, Thorough Examination and Test (TExT), Performance Evaluation and Recommissioning.
- When changes to a process, substance, hood, ductwork or production rate should trigger review/Recommissioning.
- How to recognise deterioration before an LEV system becomes ineffective.
- What the Duty Holder should ask of designers, installers, examiners and advisers.
- How to create a proportionate but defensible LEV management system.
Included with Your Conference Place
Every delegate receives a complimentary professionally printed copy of LEV Assurance. Developed specifically for LEV Duty Holders, it provides practical guidance that can be taken back and applied immediately within your organisation.
HSE Focus for 2027 and Beyond
LEV commissioning is now a declared inspection and intervention priority.
If LEV Commissioning is weak:
- Exposure control cannot be assured
- COSHH compliance becomes difficult to defend
- Future TExT assessments may become unreliable
“Commissioning is not simply producing a document —
it should prove that exposure is controlled.”
Please note: This event is exclusively for Duty Holders and senior responsible persons. Unfortunately it is not open to LEV contractors or suppliers.
Contributors include
Who Should Attend
- Duty Holders with COSHH responsibilities
- Health & Safety Managers
- Facilities and Engineering Managers
- Occupational Hygienists
- Compliance Managers
- Senior personnel overseeing LEV contractors
This conference is designed to help Duty Holders:
- Understand what “adequate, competent commissioning” really looks like
- Ask the appropriate technical questions of LEV designers, installers and commissioning engineers
- Ensure commissioning is aligned with HSE expectations
- Interpret commissioning data with confidence
- Recognise when changes or deterioration should trigger review or recommissioning.
- Improve the continuing management, maintenance and assurance of LEV systems.
The aim is simple: better commissioning decisions, stronger exposure control, and more defensible compliance under COSHH.
“Honestly, this is the best meeting I’ve attended in ages.”
Duty Holder Conference Delegate (2026)
“Fantastic day hearing from HSE, OXYL8 and the other presenters. Plenty of great Q&A and really great support for Duty Holders. We will definitely be back for the next edition.“
Duty Holder Conference Delegate (2026)
Conference Programme
Provisional programme – speakers and session titles remain subject to final confirmation.
Every presentation has been selected to answer one practical question:
“How can Duty Holders confidently demonstrate that their LEV systems achieve adequate control under COSHH?”
Throughout the day, speakers will explore the legal expectations, competence, design, commissioning, exposure assessment and practical performance that together create a defensible chain of evidence.
Each topic will be delivered as a focused 20–30 minute presentation, immediately followed by a 15-minute dedicated Q&A session.
There will also be a final panel discussion at the end of the day.
- (HSE) The Regulatory Perspective
What good LEV Management looks like to an Inspector
Rob Williams, Principal Inspector
- (OXYL8) Competence – The Foundation of Reliable LEV Assurance
Bill Cassells, Director, OXYL8
- (BOHS) Professional Standards & Registers – BOHS Update
Prof Kevin Bampton, CEO BOHS
- (OXYL8) From Commissioning Evidence to a Working Management System
Dan Colledge, MD, OXYL8
- (Qualitek) What Happens After Handover?
A practical session covering user training and checks, logbooks, manuals and maintenance.
Dr Stephen Ross, Managing Director, Qualitek
- (Armstrong) TExT? Are We Testing the Right Things?
Peter Surtees and Ross MaCauley Senior Project Managers
- (HSE) The Regulatory View of When Recommissioning is Required
Rob Williams, Principal Inspector
- (TBC) Case Study: The system Has Passed – but is Not Controlling Exposure
TBC
- (Mechon) Managing Legacy LEV Systems
Dr Mariana Parroquin, Senior Project Engineer
Ask the Experts – Panel Discussion
Final Roundup/Close
“What is the single most important action a Duty Holder can take to ensure that an LEV system continues to provide effective control throughout its working life?”
The emphasis will be on performance-based and practical outcomes — ensuring Duty Holders leave with greater confidence in managing, reviewing and defending LEV systems throughout their lifetime.
Venue & Registration
✓ Free to attend
✓ Lunch and refreshments included
Hilton Hotel, East Midlands (on J24, M1)
Thursday 9th September 2027
Places are limited
Registration closes once capacity is reached.
Early booking is recommended.
“Commissioning and LEV system Management are not simply exercises in producing paperwork.”
They should provide verifiable evidence that the LEV is controlling and continues to so throughout its working life.
