Health and Safety

A burst of combustible dust explodes against a black background, creating a cloud of fine particles with dynamic and sharp edges, resembling an abstract starburst pattern.

Don’t Let Combustible Dust Be Your Workplace Hazard

May 18, 2024

All combustible materials can burn rapidly when in a finely divided form. If these materials are  suspended in air in the right concentration, under certain conditions, they can explode. Even materials that do not burn in larger pieces (such as aluminum or iron) can be explosive in dust form, given the proper conditions.  For these […]

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Close-up image of a pile of fine, white powder resembling silica dust. The texture appears soft and fluffy, with subtle shadows emphasizing the irregular surface.

Silica Dust Cleanup/Industrial Cleaning

May 18, 2024

Silica Dust Cleanup / Industrial Cleaning Crystalline Silica dust exposure is a topic of concern, especially since new OSHA standards are coming into effect in 2017 or sooner. We encounter it during our industrial and duct cleaning operations in construction projects, foundries, glass manufacturers, refractories, ready-mix concrete, dental labs, etc. Crystalline Silica is a common […]

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