Industrial Vacuums And Your Dust Control Program

By David Kennedy, VAC-U-MAX

Sweeping or blowing of fugitive dust during housekeeping is widely discouraged by OSHA and the NFPA for nearly all industries. Though seemingly benign, dusts actually create an assortment of hazards that include flying particles that can lead to eye injury, slip hazards, and ergonomic injuries. The most serious hazards surrounding the sweeping and blowing of dust, such as respiratory and explosion hazards, threaten lives. This white paper explains how using industrial vacuums in your food manufacturing facility can prevent issue created by fugitive dust.

The use of vacuums to remove dust is almost always recommended as a preferred method of removing fugitive dust. Rather than redistributing dust, industrial vacuum cleaners remove dusts and therefore reduce or eliminate hazards.