Day 1
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene & EPA/OSHA Regulations
A basic understanding of industrial hygiene is helpful to understand why dust control systems are required within our manufacturing plants. What are the important risks associated with the various manufacturing processes? How do you ensure the general health and safety of the manufacturing environment? How do we comply with regulatory bodies and stay out of trouble when we have air quality issues? In this introduction, participants will learn to recognize and understand the exposure effects of dust and fumes on the human body, as well as, come away with a deeper understanding of current and emerging regulations and their implications and consequences.
Characteristics of Weld Fumes and Other Contaminants
Airborne particulates wreak havoc on our facilities. What are these nuisances? How do we understand their characteristics so that they can be captured and controlled? We’ll take a closer look at the types of fumes and particulates generated by different processes and the risks and challenges of each.
Capture and Conveying Methods
To remove dusts from the workplace environment, the dusts must be captured. What are the various capture methods? Which ones work…and which ones don’t? This session will focus on design principals of capture and conveying systems, including duct design and duct velocities. We will also discuss design for robotic welding cell enclosures.
Ambient Air Filtration
Ambient Air Filtration can be an effective method for controlling airborne particulates in a large manufacturing facility—but this option is often overlooked. What is Ambient Air Filtration, how does it work, and how is this strategy implemented?
Day 2
Filtration and Air Distribution
What effect does air distribution have on overall air quality? How do we maximize these effects to our benefit? This session will explore the strengths, costs and weaknesses of different filtration options and air distribution methods. Participants will learn how to choose the right options to effectively remove particulate from the air stream in their facility and how to calculate energy savings for systems that return air to the facility vs. those that discharge to the outside.
Spark Arrestance and Combustible Dust
Fires in an industrial ventilation system is an obvious concern in our manufacturing areas. What are sparks, how are the created, and—most importantly—how are they stopped? What are the available options for spark arrestance and fire suppression systems? We’ll take a closer look at the risks of fires and explosions, especially as related to combustible dusts, as well as compliance with the latest NFPA Combustible Dust standards.
Retrofitting Existing Systems
Many times an existing dust control system can be retrofitted to either perform more effectively or be used to capture the dust from a new process. How do you go about this? How do you identify the limitations? And what factors must be considered during the design?
