Arresting Fugitive Dusts
From our Friends at: Occupational Health and Safety Arresting Fugitive Dusts The use of vacuum conveyors to transfer materials between processes improves indoor air quality while increasing efficiency and the bottom line. By Doan Pendleton Oct 01, 2021 Most often when hearing the term fugitive dust, one thinks of combustible fugitive dust. However, fugitive dust is simply a particulate matter that becomes entrained in ambient air (usually by wind or human interaction). Respirable dust particles are invisible to the naked eye and universally considered to be 10 microns or less in size. Of all the harmful respirable dusts, silica gets the most attention, perhaps because it is present in so many products and nearly all industries, and it can lead to incurable lung disease and death. Silica is an anti-caking agent in food, pharmaceutical and supplement products in metal powders, paint and coatings formulations and in a host of other materials. Respirable dust hazards in these indus...