Case Study
Dust extraction for individual wood and panel working machine hoods in the school’s Design Technology Department
Dust extraction for individual wood and panel working machine hoods in the school’s Design Technology Department
Manor High School Manor High School is located in Oadby, Leicester, home town of Dustraction. The school has won the Healthy Schools Award which is one of the driving forces behind dealing with new COSHH regulations in conjunction with Dustraction to further improve monitoring of LEV (Local Exhaust V entilation) at individual wood and panel working machine hoods in the school’s Design Technology Department. Manor High School gained specialist Technology School status which has helped generate additional funding to develop an alternative curriculum for less academic pupils. The Design Technology department is working to promote opportunities for adult learning and is also developing business links from within the curriculum. Machines on-site include a bandsaw, a lathe disc sander, a tilting