By: R. Todd Swinderman, P.E., Contributor Dust can foul rolling components, machinery and equipment air intakes, necessitating extra parts and labor for cleaning and maintenance. These factors unnecessarily elevate operational costs, especially when there are methods and technologies designed to control and suppress dust emissions—before they become airborne and create these risks. Most of the…
The following article is an Industrial Hygiene in the Workplace exclusive about the respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure workers face when mining trona (natural soda ash). Bernard L. Fontaine, Jr., D.B.A., M.Sc., CIH, CSP, FAIHA, Contributor Background: Trona, or natural soda ash, is a sodium sesquicarbonate mineral found in the Wilkins Peak Member of the…
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) introduces its proprietary OmniPleat® media technology engineered to extend filter life and improve performance compared to conventional pleated filters. OmniPleat filter media is available for premium filter cartridges for all brands of dust collectors and is offered in a variety of media types to meet the most demanding applications. OmniPleat…
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) introduces OptiCone™ filter cartridges engineered to work exclusively with the new Gold Series III dust collector, the latest evolution of its flagship Gold Series line. OptiCone cartridges use open-bottom inner cones to expand usable surface area, ensuring pulsed air is evenly distributed from top to bottom for the best filter…
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) introduces the Gold Series III dust collector, the latest evolution of its flagship Gold Series line. Building on more than two decades of proven performance, the Gold Series III incorporates design enhancements that deliver superior performance, reduced energy consumption and easier maintenance. The new collector features OptiCone™ filter cartridges with…
By: Tim Turney, Contributor Remodelling a kitchen can be a major household investment and, despite the additional cost, many homeowners are opting for a touch of luxury rather than more traditional laminate worktops. Marble often proves to be prohibitively expensive, so more affordable quartz has become an increasingly popular choice. This rise in popularity has…
Adequately monitoring and managing your workers’ exposure to risk from dangerous dust poses a set of challenges that are unique from other workplace risks. In contrast to noise, for example, which a person will be able to hear if it’s loud enough to potentially harm their hearing, dust isn’t always visible to the naked eye. And dust, unlike…
By: R. Todd Swinderman, Contributor Staying compliant with the U.S.’s recent Mining Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) new dust emissions final rule can be accomplished with some simple, make-sense solutions. Often, these rule changes cause a ripple effect internationally and serve as a template for similar policies worldwide. Many engineers have dedicated years to reducing…
By: Tim Turney, Contributor Dust can be a deadly byproduct of working with materials that contain silica. Materials such as sand, soil, concrete, granite and quartz contain silica that can be released into the air when crushed, drilled, sanded or otherwise disturbed. When the dust particles are small enough to be inhaled deep into the…
By: Divine Duruobioma, MSc, CMIOSH, Contributor Dust and fumes in the workplace may pose significant health and safety risks. For instance, welding fumes containing metals like aluminum and lead can cause acute symptoms, such as nausea and/or long-term health problems (i.e., lung cancer). Dust hazards vary by particle size; smaller particles, like respirable crystalline silica,…
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