We’ve put together a handy checklist to help you set a budget for a dust collection system. Everything from your dust collection system’s location to regulatory requirements and decisions about filters, waste discharge, stacks and fans will affect the overall budget. System testing and maintenance requirements are other factors that need to be considered. This checklist breaks down…
One way of controlling your dust collection costs is to ensure that the system is carrying dust through the ductwork, from the source to the collection device, at the right speed. The rate at which the dust is carried through the system is known as the conveying velocity. And the correct velocity helps with system…
Construction, Start-Up, Training & Maintenance Phases Building and Managing a Dust Collection System Many factors affect the performance of Dust Collection Systems. In a previous blog post, Dust Collection System Design Considerations – Part 1, we summarized five key considerations for the engineering and design phase of a dust collection system. The post was based…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) expects to publish before the end of the year a combustible dust standard, which the United States Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has been calling for again in recent months. Calls for Combustable Dust Standards OSHA had been expected to issue a standard in the first half of 2014,…
Dust Collection Systems Are Complex Many factors impact the overall effectiveness of the system. In order to ensure your dust collection system reaches peak performance, it鈥檚 critical to have the proper groundwork in the engineering and design phase. In the article, Guidelines for Operating and Maintaining Industrial Dust Control Exhaust Systems, the Engineers Collaborative identifies…
Combustible, or explosive dust, is one of the greatest threats to industrial ventilation. Standardized by NFPA and enforced by OSHA, dust explosion prevention guidelines are critical and, with expert oversight, you can mitigate many of the common factors that cause dust explosions. Explosive Dust: Common Mistakes In a recent Occupational Health & Safety article, the…
