Dust suppression
Sweeping Dust-A-Side from pit to port THE MINING INDUSTRY IS WORKING HARD TO MEET EVER TIGHTENING STANDARDS ON DUST SUPPRESSION, WHICH CAN BE A PROBLEM ACROSS MINE SITES FROM PROCESSING PLANTS TO HAUL ROADS. DUST-A-SIDE DISCUSSES ITS RANGE OF DUST SUPPRESSION SOLUTIONS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE MINE SITE.
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ust particles may be small, but they can mean big problems for mining operations. Prolonged exposure to dust generated from pit, haul roads and processing may cause potential long-term health issues such as silicosis or black lung disease. With the risk of lung and airway damage to workers exposed to dust, industry bodies in each state are setting regulations and striving to meet new respiratory levels recommended by Safe Work Australia. New South Wales is moving to meet
new respiratory dust occupational exposure limit (OEL) levels of 1.5 milligrams per cubic metre from Safe Work Australia, while Queensland has moved to halve its silica dust exposure from a standard of 0.1 milligram per cubic metre to 0.05 milligrams per cubic metre. Regardless of which jurisdiction a mining operation is in, effective dust control requires expert service and quality products, which is something Dust-A-Side offers the industry. Dust-A-Side national sales and marketing manager Vaughan Gray
Dust-A-Side is helping mining operations with dust suppression from pit to port.
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says the company offers a versatile range of dust suppression solutions and management services, for around the pit, along mine road networks, in processing and throughout transport modes to port, which all experience problematic areas for issues related to dust. What sets Dust-A-Side apart from the rest is its global dust control experience in the mining space and its diagnostic and monitoring capabilities to demonstrate real improvement. “Having a dust suppression product that is going to work is only half the battle,” Gray tells Safe to Work.
