Industrial
Contractors Supplies, Inc.
Dust Director
Division
15061 Route 30 N. Huntingdon, PA 15642
Ph: 412 . 824 . 6933 Fax:
412 . 824 . 4704 www.dustdirector.com
The Dust Control & Slurry Solutions Company
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Documented Test Results: Dust Director™, Dust Collector® Vacuum. Test 1. Dust Director's™ Effectiveness in
Controlling Silica Dust, by The following test results were based on a study conducted at the BAC (Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers') Apprentice Training Center in Bordentown, NJ, by IMI and CPWR (the safety and health arm of the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department). The study compared and evaluated various Controlled and Uncontrolled Masonry Tasks and Tools and their effectiveness in capturing or containing silica dust particles in a work environment. The table below shows the computer measured test results from the study. The Dust Director was the only dust control tool that stood out: Not only was the Dust Director effective in containing the silica dust but, its results were better than the dust control system that used water in controlling the dust.
Test 2. Dust Collector® Professional Vacuum Effectiveness in Containing Silica Dust, by Center To Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR) and International Masonry Institute (IMI) Local 5, Bordentown, NJ - Silica Dust Grinding Samples - Respirable Silica, May 8 - 10, 2006 The following test results are sampling done to date on the controls for tuck pointing. Of the vacuums tested, silica dust exposures were reduced by 86 - 94%. "Ted Segiel will be happy to hear that his latest vacuum (the Dust Collector® Professional showed the greatest reduction at 94%." "Another thing to note, without the use of the an actual dust control tool (i.e. dustless guard), exposures were over 100 time the NIOSH REL (Recommended Exposure Limit) for Silica. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) were over 50 times the limit." "If these were full 8 hour shifts, even with respirators with an assigned protection factor of 10, workers would be over exposed relative to the permissible exposure limit. "So point being: respirators may be used to supplement engineering controls, but certainly are not sufficient alone to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations." The table below shows the computer measured test results from the study.
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