The COSHH definition of a substance hazardous to health includes “dust of any kind when present at a concentration in air equal to or greater than 10 mg.m-3 8-hour TWA of inhalable dust or 4 mg.m-3 8-hour TWA of respirable dust”. However, there are 500 substances individually listed within EH40 Workplace Exposure Limits, therefore we would strongly recommend that you download a free copy of this document from the HSE website.

A section 61 is beneficial for several reasons, including:

• Avoidance of legal prosecution - it protects the developer from legal action being taken under Section 60 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 or Section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
• Positive public relations – it indicates that a contractor or developer has considered the impact that works could have on both the environment and local community, which is likely to strengthen the contractor or developer’s public image and reduce complaints from the community.
• Long-term capital gain – Obtaining Section 61 consent eliminates the risk of being issued a Section 60 notice which can impose requirements on:

- Plant or machinery that can or cannot be used on site;

- Hours during which work is to be carried out;

- Level of noise that may be emitted from the site, at a specified point on site or during specified hours.

Ahead of works taking place, it is advised that you make a Section 61 Application under The Control of Pollution Act 1974. This demonstrates to the Local Authority that you are taking a proactive approach towards reducing environmental impact. Once your Section 61 Application has been submitted, the local authority has 28 days to consent to it. If any works are carried out prior to the submission of the application, excluding any minor site preparation, the application will not be approved. Some local authorities will outline noise limits within section 61 consent or refer to a code of practice written by the local authority.

Yes, while dust monitoring tells you what’s happening in real-time, we can also recommend control and extraction solutions to help you manage dust proactively and maintain safe air quality.

Yes, our monitoring solutions are designed to support compliance with occupational health and environmental standards, as well as providing clear evidence that dust levels are being effectively controlled.

We support all types of construction, refurbishment, demolition and enclosed or confined space works.

Yes, we can set up automated alerts that notify you via SMS text message or email if dust levels exceed your predefined limits, so you can take action straight away.

You can access live and historical data remotely via our cloud-based portal, which allows you to track trends and produce reports. To log into the RVT cloud based monitoring portal, click here.

Yes, we can handle the installation, calibration and configuration of any hired monitoring equipment from RVT Group, ensuring everything is set up correctly and tailored to your project's specific dust monitoring requirements.

Work Exposure Limits (WELs) are in place to protect workers from serious long-term health implications. Different substances affect us in different ways, therefore the limits vary from one substance to the next. Whilst continuous over exposure to dust is likely to affect our long-term health (causing COPD and lung cancer), acute over exposure to particularly volatile solvents could be fatal within minutes. By monitoring exposure levels, you can ensure that workers are kept safe both in the short term and long term.

Construction activities can generate excessive dust levels, which can negatively impact the environment, as well as those living and working nearby. It is therefore important to monitor dust to ensure that the impact is reduced as much as reasonably practicable.

Yes, we provide environmental monitoring to monitor dust levels to ensure the protection of people, property and environment nearby, as well as wearable dust monitors to protect individual workers.

Our monitors can measure levels of PM10, PM2.5, PM1, or TSP