De-dusting solution
October 1st 2007 Accidental exposure to
chemicals in the working
environment can have
serious consequences.
Workers' health can be
ruined and the legal and
financial outcomes can
destroy businesses.
A new software package
from Quality Systems
International is designed
to take all the hard work
out of generating Risk
Assessment documentation
in any organisation where
hazardous chemicals are
handled.
RisQ uses a simple
Wizard-based approach to
combine materials data and
process information to
create a detailed risk
assessment based on Royal
Society of Chemistry
guidelines.De-dusting solution
Safety, noise reduction and
reduced costs are all factors
that led to Trelleborg sealing
Solutions installing blowerpowered
JetBlack personnel
de-dusting units from Air
Control Industries at its
Rotherham site.
The company
manufactures Orkot tube and
laminate bearings from
polyester resin and fabric
composites for the marine
industry. Although most
dust generated in the
process is eliminated from
the working environment by
efficient extraction systems,
some still gets onto
employees.
Trelleborg noticed some
employees were using
compressed airlines to
remove dust and bits, even
though they had been
warned that it is a
dangerous practice.
The company took a
JetBlack unit on a free trial.
It proved so effective that
four units were subsequently
purchased and placed in
strategic locations where
machine operators use them
to remove dust and
fragments from clothes,
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