According to HSE they estimate that the UK has over 37,000 individuals who suffer from some form of breathing or lung condition. Added to this is the statistic that around 8,000 people die every year as a result of occupational caused cancer. There is no need to take any risk, protect yourself with simple but effective forms of personal protection.
Many materials used within the construction industry, and including some DIY environments, contain quartz in the form of sand. With the sand industry increasing its reach, its wide ranging uses have become a growing concern. Sand itself is generally a non-toxic substance, but when used in processes such as sandblasting the silica that is added can cause severe health problems if incorrect respiratory gear is worn when the particles enter the air.
As a result the EU and its member states have produced a set of exposure limits for various types of dust with laws being introduced to protect the operator using the equipment from potential harm.
Hire Station is fully committed to helping deliver effective service and solutions that will meet your requirements and help improve your productivity in the workplace. We offer a broad range of products that have integrated dust collection facilities. We also offer compact battery powered dust collection systems that give you the ability to work safely without suffering the loss of freedom that cordless technology offers.
Due to the current legislation regarding the dangers of dust it is no longer something that can be simply swept away. It is an ever present danger and health risk to anyone within the construction sector or an environment in which dust can be made airborne, such as home improvements or vehicle body work. This is why employers are urged to review the process in which employers work and the risks of their jobs. It is then their responsibility to prevent injuries and accidents.
Dust is created by a wide range of processes in both construction and workshop environments including, but not limited to, drilling, cutting, sanding, breaking and many more.
Something to think about when performing such tasks is that some processes that create dust can produce over 15kg of inhalable dust per hour, enough to fill 2 average family car’s fuel tanks in a working day.