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What Should You Do If You Don’t Have an LEV Commissioning Report?

Many Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems are thoroughly examined and tested every year as part of routine TExT. But what...

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Beyond the Blue Atlantic Rowing Team

Armstrong Environmental Sponsors Beyond the Blue’s Atlantic Row Armstrong Environmental is proud to sponsor Michael Pearson and Chris Ogden as...

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How Often Should LEV Be Tested?

How Often Should LEV be Tested? Most Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems used to control hazardous substances must undergo a...

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What is BSC Validation Testing?

What is Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) Validation Testing? Biological Safety Cabinet validation testing verifies that a cabinet functions correctly and...

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What is Workplace Exposure Monitoring?

Workplace exposure monitoring measures employees’ exposure to hazardous substances during their work. For airborne contaminants, workplace air sampling helps establish...

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What is LEV Testing?

What is Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Testing? LEV testing assesses whether a Local Exhaust Ventilation system continues to perform as...

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What is SMEPAC Testing?

SMEPAC testing assesses how effectively pharmaceutical equipment contains airborne particles during defined tasks. Also known as pharmaceutical containment performance testing, it...

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Peter Surtees and Ross Macauley Appointed Operations Directors

Strengthening Our Leadership Team We are pleased to announce the promotion of Peter Surtees and Ross Macauley to Operations Directors...

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OXYL8 National LEV Duty Holder Day 2026

On 11 September, the Armstrong Environmental team joined more than 90 delegates and LEV specialists at the OXYL8 National LEV...

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Armstrong Environmental Renews JOSCAR Accreditation

Armstrong Environmental is pleased to confirm the successful renewal of our JOSCAR accreditation. JOSCAR is a recognised supplier accreditation system...

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Delivering LEV Testing at Scale

LEV Thorough Examination and Testing can be relatively straightforward when an organisation operates a small number of extraction systems, such...

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Team Walk in the Lake District

Last week, the Armstrong Environmental team swapped the office for the Lake District, coming together for a walk around Rydal...