5 Hazardous Dusts Commonly Found in Composites Manufacturing
From Industrial Vacuum Blog 5 Hazardous Dusts Commonly Found in Composites Manufacturing April 25, 2017 Dust is everywhere in composites manufacturing . If it’s not controlled, that dust can easily find its way into your eyes and lungs, causing irritation; into hard-to-reach areas, creating combustible dust hazards; and onto surfaces, leading to slip and fall incidents. Here are five hazardous dusts commonly found in composites manufacturing. Silica dust As the American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) notes, “Many composite raw materials and molded composite products contain crystalline silica.” These include: “sand, quartz, calcium carbonate, gypsum, dolomite, mica and other materials used in the production of cast polymer, engineered stone, tub/showers, and many other composite products.” In small particles, crystalline silica becomes silica dust, which is respirable and is known to cause silicosis among other lung disorders. ...
