dust control equipment News
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Commercial Bakery, Kitchen and Food Processing Workers in Puerto Rico Advised of Respirable Flour Dust Exposure and Work-Related Asthma
The restaurant and food service industries are leading employment segments in Puerto Rico’s economy. According to some estimates, over 69,000 people are employed in jobs in these industries across the islands. Many of these workers, and others involved in food packaging, processing and manufacturing plants, could come into regular contact with respirable flour dust during the course of ...
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Brochure showcases products for dust, mist, fume collection
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) has published a core products brochure that showcases the company’s dust, mist, and fume collection equipment for manufacturers. The 16-page brochure includes an overview of the company’s flagship lines of Farr Gold Series® dust collectors and HemiPleat® filters, including features, benefits, and applications. Also featured are the Handte EM ...
By Camfil Ltd
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Phoenix Industrial Dust Explosion Sends Workers to the Hospital
Last month, two workers were rushed to a Phoenix hospital after suffering second and third degree burns following a combustible dust fire at their place of employment. The explosion occurred while the employees were cleaning a loft area of the business that had accumulated significant wood dust. Combustible dust explosions happen all too often in the work environment and they can often be ...
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Dust Explosion Leaves Two Workers Severely Injured in Phoenix
Last week, two workers from a Phoenix design business were severely injured when a dust explosion occurred while they were cleaning wood dust from the loft area of the business. The injured workers were taken to a local hospital suffering from 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Wood dust is a common cause of combustible dust explosions in the work environment. They occur when wood dust, which are fine ...
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OSHA Fines Plant Rocked By Dust Collection System Fire And Explosion
OSHA fined the New England Wood Pellet, LLC a total of $147,000 over safety violations after a combustible dust fire and explosion rocked the company’s plant in Jaffrey, NH last week. The fines, which are some of the biggest yet this year, and the accompanying report on the incident that criticizes the company for failing to “effectively minimize and address clearly recognized hazards ...
By Baghouse.com
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