Risk Management
MikroPul dusting off for safety NEDERMAN MIKROPUL IS A LEADER IN THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL INDUSTRY, WITH ITS BROAD RANGE OF DUST COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND FILTRATION SOLUTIONS LAUNCHING IT AS A GLOBAL POWERHOUSE.
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ith a mission to protect people, the planet and products from the harmful effects of industrial processes, Nederman MikroPul contributes to efficient production, environmental benefits and a safer workplace. MikroPul is the inventor of the famous pulse jet dust collector, which keeps mine sites safe from harmful dust, smoke and fumes that are an unavoidable element of an industrial environment. Dust collectors have been used in some form or another for well over 100 years, initially to address concerns over the effects exposure to certain dusts had on workers in heavy process industries, including mining, manufacturing and welding. Effective dust management on-site is required as concern over how these dusts are affecting workers remains. “A lot of these dusts can be toxic - think of coal dust as one example of where you are breathing in a lot of that, and it can have detrimental effects,” Nederman MikroPul aftermarket manager Dennis Kovacevic says. Implementing the correct dust management systems is crucial, and Nederman MikroPul is at the forefront of assisting mining companies to understand the right system for them. “What we do is we come in and review the processes for collecting dust and fumes, and we look at ways we can extract it from areas to keep staff safe through filtering it out and
MikroPul contributes to environmental benefits and a safer workplace.
disposing of the material in a safe way,” Kovacevic says. Nederman MikroPul dust collectors are used in many different mining operations across the world, with Rio Tinto utilising dozens in its operations alone. Over the lifetime of the dust collector, its capacity stretches with new features and capabilities added, and if it’s not
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engineered correctly this can result in a loss of suction in existing areas, exposing employees and the environment to the adverse effects of the dust. “The immediate impact is obviously people inhaling and breathing it in, but secondary to that is it getting into the air and then doing untold damage and reducing the air quality in general,” Kovacevic says.
