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Items Tagged with 'dust hazards'

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indoor air quality

Connecting workers to cleaner air

How to control contaminants and utilize PPE to reduce risk
Ray Chishti
October 18, 2022

Working around dusts, mists, fumes, aerosols, gases, and vapors can be hazardous to your health. Employers are responsible for determining the need for using respirators in the workplace.


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N95 respirators must perfectly fit the wearer’s face for maximum safety

Nancy Sabin
October 22, 2021
OSHA outlines a protocol, as well as general requirements for fit testing in Standard 1910.134 App. A. As part of the policy, employers are required to fit test employees which are required to wear an FFR to do their job. So, what is a fit test?
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Casella Basewell

Construction contractor Basewell tackles dust hazards

November 6, 2020

Establishing any construction project is a careful balancing act between many legal, financial and social responsibilities. Firms not only have a responsibility to shareholders and business partners, but to their workers, the local authority and site neighbors in the wider community as well.


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Respiratory hazards

What are you breathing on the job? Watch out for these occupational respiratory health and safety hazards

October 29, 2020

Across the globe it’s estimated that 1 in 10 people will become sick due to respiratory hazards encountered in the workplace annually, according to The American Journal of Respiratory Care and Medicine.


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Dust hazard analysis deadline approaches

How to reduce dust exposure for construction workers

Holly welles
Holly Welles
October 12, 2020

What makes dust so harmful for construction workers is that it’s a combination of particles from various materials used on project sites. These fine grains could be heavy metals, asbestos, pollen, silica and much more. 


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Dust hazard analysis deadline approaches

Dust hazard analysis deadline approaches - are you ready?

Action required!
Adam Kane
May 6, 2020
Dust collection is an important safety and operational precaution for organizations in virtually every industry. For those with production-heavy environments, the need for efficient, ongoing dust collection is even more critical.
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Engineering controls reduce respiratory hazards

Engineering controls reduce respiratory hazards

Clearing the air
Doan Pendleton
January 1, 2020

Although we talk about a company’s bottom line as the reason to implement engineering controls to reduce or eliminate respiratory hazards in the workplace, that doesn’t mean most organizations put profit above worker safety.


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NFPA 652 standard on fundamentals of combustible dust
2020 Top Standards: NFPA

NFPA 652 standard on fundamentals of combustible dust

December 20, 2019

As defined by OSHA, combustible dust is “a solid material composed of distinct particles or pieces, regardless of size, shape or chemical composition, which can present a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or some other oxidizing medium over a range of concentrations.”


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How safe is your dust collection?

How safe is your dust collection?

6 questions to evaluate safety, risk of deflagration & compliance
Brian Richardson
August 1, 2019

Operations that produce dust as a byproduct of their processes rely on an industrial dust collection system to provide clean air to the workplace. However, the dust collection system itself could be a source of danger if it isn’t properly equipped and maintained.


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manufacturing hazards

Guard against these 8 manufacturing hazards

What are your residual risks?
Jonathan Piel
August 28, 2018
Preventive safety evaluations help protect personnel and equipment, cut costly downtime and losses, and minimize liability exposure. This article highlights common areas of hazards in a manufacturing facility, and some potential solutions to explore.
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