Avoid the risk of explosion
Maintaining low levels of dust – particularly from organic compounds – is essential to avoid the risk of explosion.
This problem has been addressed by legislation in the EU ATEX directives phased in since 2003.
The picture is from a video on the catastrophic effects of sugar dust build-up at the Imperial Sugar Refinery (view online at www.bvc.co.uk/video/atex.html).
Keeping the working environment clean and ‘dust free’ is normally done using an industrial vacuum cleaner – but without the right type of vacuum cleaner the machine itself may be the source of ignition.
To overcome this problem BVC has launched a range of ATEX approved vacuum cleaners for use in potentially explosive environments.
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