Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 20 2018 | Page 52

Dust and Fume Extraction Solutions for the Food Manufacturing Industry At Auto Extract Systems Ltd, we their employment and have since endeavour to help food and drink developed an illness or injury as a manufacturing companies create result, they may be able to make a pollution-free workplaces by claim. providing bespoke local exhaust ventilation (LEV) design, installation A recent H.S.E case study explains and maintenance services. Whether the risks a business is exposed to by a new system’s required, remedial not providing an adequate extraction works or complete H.S.E compliance solution for employees. CoSHH testing and certification, our experienced and qualified engineers A school cook developed breathing have the skills to design, install, problems after working with flour inspect and maintain any LEV in a school’s kitchen and her daily systems. responsibilities included making dough in a large mixer in a small Every year, thousands of workers room with poor ventilation and no fall ill by being exposed to hazardous control measures. substances, contracting diseases such as asthma, cancer and skin The cook became severely asthmatic disease such as dermatitis. In order and had to retire early on health to control measures, a combination grounds and the courts awarded her of the correct equipment is required £200,000 in damages. to reduce employees' exposure; With more than 60 years of including the use of an LEV system. combined experience in the fume In the Health and Safety at Work and dust extraction industry, Act (1974), the H.S.E state that Auto Extract Systems has grown employers are responsible for to become the market leader in taking effective measures to control providing at-source extraction exposure and protect workers’ solutions. health. Employees are owed a duty of care by their employer With expertise in food and the Advisory, Conciliation and manufacturing ventilation and Arbitration Service (A.C.A.S) state: filtration, we can help clear your "Employers have a duty of care to working environment of any their employees, which means that hazardous fumes, dusts, gases and they should take all steps which mists. are reasonably possible to ensure their health, safety and wellbeing." If employers have not done everything that they reasonably could to protect employees during 52 FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk Auto Extract Systems Phone: +44 (0) 1942 267444 [email protected] www.autoextract.co.uk