Skills:
Be able to achieve high levels of operational performance. Experience in a related industry, Perform DOP testing on all variates of equipment including,
On- site PM, Calibration, Repairs & surveys of LEV devices consisting mainly of Class 2 Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC), AFOS ventilated tables, Protex ventilated work stations, fume cupboards, downflow booths and isolators, KI Discus together with some miscellaneous LEV devices
To be successful in this role our ideal candidate will have the following skills and attributes:
Understand the principles of good control practice for hazardous substances and the
role of local exhaust ventilation (LEV) in this regard.
- Demonstrate good understanding of current standards and testing methods related to
LEV systems, Safety Cabinets, Fume Cupboards, Ventilated Enclosures and other
systems on site.
- Carry out the testing of LEV systems used to control exposure to substances hazardous
to health.
- Produce suitable records of the results of examination and testing as required by
regulatory guidance and codes of practice.
- Understand and be able to describe the principles and the main elements of a LEV
system.
- Judge whether a LEV system is capable of adequate control of the identified hazards.
- Carry out the necessary measurements safely to determine if a LEV system is effective
and operating to the design specification.
- Establish, in circumstances where a system has not been properly commissioned,
whether the system works effectively, controls exposure and determine the operating
criteria for continued performance.
- Provide suitable advice to remedy any faults discovered.
- Have proven knowledge, skills and application experience that enables a person to do
an effective and reliable job.