Safety

Good equipment does not substitute for a programme. A high-performance extraction system, a sealed cabinet and expensive helmets protect nobody if there are no written rules and nobody checking them. Written procedures The selection and use of respiratory protective equipment is set out in written procedures. Not by habit, not by what somebody said on […]

Noise is the risk nobody takes seriously until it is too late. Unlike an accident, hearing loss has no moment at which it happened. Where it comes from In blasting, noise has three sources working at the same time: The air or abrasive jet — at the nozzle, expanding compressed air produces broadband noise. At

Dust control in blasting works on three levels, in this order: eliminate the source, enclose and extract it, then protect the person. Most problem installations skip the first two and rely on the third. The ventilation principle In a blast room, contaminated air has to move from the operator’s breathing zone towards the extraction. Not

Sand blasting disappeared from serious industry for a single reason. Not because sand is ineffective. Because the person blasting with it gets sick. What happens Sand contains crystalline silica. On impact with the part, the grain shatters and releases fine, respirable particles. Respirable particles are the ones small enough to pass the upper airways and