Many processing plant operators use industrial dust collection systems to keep their employees and their working environment safe while meeting regulatory compliance. The idea behind industrial dust collectors by Bosstek is to guarantee that employees in the place of work are safe.
When looking for a dust suppressant, it’s tempting to consider the cost before quality when shopping from different dust collection system manufacturers. But, industrial dust collection is one area that you don’t want to make compromises on safety. For that reason, here are three tips to guarantee the safety of your industrial dust extraction systems.
Know when to change the filters
One simple but essential safety requirement is changing filters whenever air flowing through the system has a differential pressure limit based on the manufacturer’s recommendation. This can also occur when the pressure in the collector has a drop that negatively affects the dust collector’s ability to operate and its ability to detain the dust, thus letting it escape into your facility. Also, there are long-life cartridge filters that can run for two years and longer between change-outs. But, for heavy dust-loading usage, filter replacement should be done more frequently.
Use safety monitoring filters
Today, you’ll come across many industrial dust collectors that are fitted with a safety monitoring system. And this works as a secondary reservoir of more efficient air filters which help prevent the collected dust from escaping back into the workspace in instances where there’s a leakage in the collector’s main filtering system. Also, this makes it an important element that helps recycle air downstream in the dust collector. Through the recirculation of heated or cooled air back through your collection system, means you won’t have to pay to have the conditioned air replaced anymore. Plus, this also helps you minimize the regulatory paperwork. Since the air inside is contained, you won’t have to get worried about having to go through the time-consuming process that follows when contaminated air escapes to the outside.
Ensure that the dust collection system has added safety accessories as needed
By adding caged ladders as well as OSHA certified railed safety platforms, you’ll help prevent slips or falls every time your workers are servicing the dust collector. The tag-out or lock-out doors can also prevent injuries resulting from the unintentional of doors opening due to the pulsing cycles which can expose workers to harmful dust. For situations where you may be handling extremely-toxic dust, particularly in pharmaceutical processing plants, you could use the BIBO (bag-in or bag-out) containment system. And it’s important as it helps isolate employees from the used filters during change-out.
In conclusion, take safety into account as you are evaluating different products from different dust extraction systems manufacturers. Also, consider the innovations and practical features that their products offer, more than ever for your specific safety issues.
Note that an underperforming dust collection system may often result from ineffective cleaning, extremely high dust loading, or a blend of the two. If left unchecked, such issues can lead to increased operational coast and unplanned downtime.
