Teesside Branch Online Technical Presentation: Clearing the Air - Why LEV in Welding Needs a Culture Shift

The Teesside Branch invite you to their December online technical presentation:  Clearing the Air - Why LEV in Welding Needs a Culture Shift

Presentation overview:

In this session, Craig will explore Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) in welding - one of the most talked-about topics in UK fabrication and shipbuilding right now, and one that's still not well understood on the ground.  He will look at the health risks to welders and the people alongside them when fumes are not properly controlled, the impact on project when HSE or a client's safety team stops work, and why off-the-shelf LEV equipment doesn't always suit portable welding applications.  Craig will also flag a growing concern: apprentice welders coming through major hubs with little to no proper extraction provided or LEV training given.  The session is a call for UK industry to work together and treat LEV as part of good welding practice, not a barrier to it.

Meet the speaker:

Craig Cameron, Lots of experience and a well qualified technical team at SA Equip.

What the event will cover:

Craig leads UK Projects at SA Equip, where they design and supply portable ATEX-certified ventilation, lighting and local exhaust ventilation (LEV) for hazardous and industrial environments. 

Craig's role put him on the front line of customer conversations - spending most of his time talking directly to welders, supervisors, and safety teams on site, understanding where LEV is falling short in practice. 

Included in this is the project management of their work on Hinckley Point C and with Babcock, where they have worked closely with clients to design solutions from scratch for sites that don't fit anything off the shelf.  Those conversations feed straight into SA Equip's design and field service team who do the technical heavy lifting. 

This talk draws on that experience: a view from the front line of what welders and their employers are actually dealing with, rather than a technical deep dive from a qualified assessor.

Our industry expert:

Craig Cameron is Head of UK Projects at SA Equip, a UK based manufacturer of, among other things, portabel ventilation and local exhaust ventilation (LEV) equipment for hazardous (ATEX) and industrial environments.  Craig's role is at the sharp end of customer conversations, including project managing SA Equip's work on a major nuclear new-build and defence ship building accounts, where he has worked closely with clients while SA Equip collaboratively designed LEV solutions for their complex welding scopes.  While his role isn't technical in nature, he has unique experience aroung welding LEV from manufacturer to weldin and all the HSE, C-suite, and procurement perspectives involved inbetween.

Benefits from attending the event:

• Join online A friendly, low-pressure way to see what the branch is like (join even if you don’t know anyone.)
• Meet peers virtually and make useful connections wherever you join from. It’s a welcoming, inclusive space for new voices and first-time attendees.
• Practical takeaways you can use straight away, shared by people working in the industry right now. Accessible to all members.
• Interactive discussion and Q&A with questions taken from the online chat. Bring your real questions and get honest, helpful answers.
• Get involved at your own pace. Attend online, and help shape what the branch does next.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD):

The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this webinar. Every hour attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development.