BESA SKEB Toolkit: Industrial and Commercial Ventilation Hygiene

This document forms part of BESA’s Practical SKEB Toolkit — a growing series of guides designed to support individuals and organisations in the building engineering services sector to better understand, evidence, and apply the principles of Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviours (SKEB) in practice.

This guide focuses on Air Hygiene Operatives, Grease Hygiene Operatives, Air Hygiene Technicians, and Grease Hygiene Technicians and has been developed by BESA in collaboration with industry experts to align with current best practice and support future regulatory expectations. 
It provides:

 • A breakdown of the Skills, Knowledge and Experience (SKE) required for safe and compliant ventilation hygiene.
• Guidance on the professional Behaviours (B) expected on-site.
• Practical suggestions on how individuals and employers can evidence competence.
• Reference to recognised training and qualification pathways.