Indoor construction dust

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Conducting construction work inside raises a new set of challenges, especially when working around sensitive equipment that can be adversely impacted by dust.

Recently we help monitor dust levels before, during and after works that were carried out over night to limit the impact on daytime production in the factory. With the data we collected we were able to identify when dust levels had reduced to acceptable levels to resume normal work and how long this settlement took.

We also undertook additional monitoring of total inhalable dust, respirable dust and silica content that the construction workers were being exposed during their work.

For more information on this and all our other services please call on 01329 287 777 or fill out the form below;

 

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Personal Air testing for Silica Content

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A new client works within the electromagnet industry providing parts for MRI scanners. We visited their site which contains several units moving through the process from raw metal materials to the coiled magnet itself.

A new process involves mica tapes to wrap copper metal for the magnet. We carried out personal air testing for silica content and also inhalable and respirable mica particles due to the chemical having two EH40 limits, to make sure the employee was not subjected over the workplace levels.

 

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Silica Dust – A Health Risk to Employees

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Industries that use sand as part of the manufacturing procedure could expose employees to respirable crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite, and/or tridymite). Of particular concern are industries where foundries utilize sand as part of the metal casting operation and blasting operations that make use of sand as the blast media. Fortunately, Envirochem are a UKAS accredited laboratory who can sample and analyse respirable dust and give an indication of the percentage of silica present and so determine whether dust levels exceed the workplace exposure limit of 4mg/m3 (Taken from HSE EH40/2005 Revised in 2011).

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