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Ventilation Audits & Engineering Studies Services
Knowing your plant ventilation systems are operating as intended, gives plant managers and employees peace of mind that they are working in a safe, properly air-balanced facility. Schust™ ventilation audits and engineering studies do just that. Schust™ plant ventilation audits take an in-depth view of how your facility’s dust collection and air make-up system is operating. After nearly 100 years, Schust™ understands that processes change and we are here to help. During an engineering study, our technical experts will carefully review the details from a plant ventilation audit to design a system that will support your processing goals.
- Material handling methods
- Employee movement
- Access requirements
- Potential exhaust enclosure limitations
- Cataloging the existing air make-up and dust collection systems
- Airflow testing to determine operating performance
- New production equipment has been added to the system
- Production processes have changed, hoods removed, and ducts capped off
- Duct runs have been altered from the original design
- Point of egress doors are difficult to open or slam shut (too much positive or negative pressure)
- Recommend improvements for any emission capture such as OSHA rule 1910.1053 respirable crystalline silica and NFPA 652 combustible dust
- Provide volume requirement changes needed to control the process
- Develop CAD drawings of hood concepts and duct schematics
Engineering studies are ideal when a ventilation problem has been identified, but the facility personnel are unsure of how to properly repair it. Often Schust™ engineers are called to the facility after costly attempts have been made to correct the problem, but never really addressed the root cause. Engineering Studies by Schust™ empower a facility’s plant personnel to make informed decisions regarding cost-effective solutions that solve and improve air quality issues.
Contact Schust™ if your facility is experiencing any of the following:
- Evaluate a problem with the current ventilation system
- If the plant is experiencing emission violations
- After reviewing industrial hygienist test data
- Changing any part of your process by adding or removing equipment
- Looking to increase production capacity
- Adding another production line