How Combustible Dust Preventive Maintenance Saves Money and Reduces Risk
REDUCE RISK AND COST, IMPROVE SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY When your car reaches 3,000 miles, you get an oil change. You proactively keep up on the maintenance on your factory’s machines. You follow the maintenance schedule for your facility’s forklift. The same level of proactive preventive maintenance should apply to keeping up with the dust in your building. Some […]
Monitoring Dust After Cleaning
The pace of dust accumulation in a facility can vary greatly. Influential factors include the type and volume of material being processed, as well as the effectiveness of any dust collection equipment installed within the facility. According to Ashok Dastidar, vice president of dust and flammability testing and consulting services at Fauske & Associates, another key […]
The Right Equipment for Combustible Dust Removal
A variety of equipment is needed to safely and efficiently remove combustible dust from an industrial facility. Since vacuuming is the OSHA and NFPA recommended method for removing dust, vacuuming equipment is obviously at the top of the list. Dust removal crews also need vacuum accessories, such as hoses, wands, and nozzles, as well as […]
How Do I Remove Combustible Dust?
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) offers guidance on basic housekeeping measures at a facility with dust in the atmosphere: Minimize escape of dust from equipment and ventilation systems Use dust collection systems and filters Inspect for dust residues at regular intervals Clean at regular intervals Use methods that don’t generate dust clouds if ignition […]
Do I Have a Combustible Dust Situation?
According to the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), any dust that poses a deflagration hazard, regardless of particulate size or shape, is considered combustible. Referencing NFPA standards, OSHA has identified three types of facilities that are deemed hazardous due to the presence of combustible dust in the atmosphere: Metal dusts such as aluminum, magnesium and […]
Hats Off To A Long-standing Customer
Have you ever wondered how to make a 275′-tall industrial smokestack disappear? It’s called demo work, and GLPV has long participated in this market along with one of our oldest and best customers, Balestrieri Environmental. As you probably know, stack demolition often involves the use of precisely-placed explosives that are detonated to drop a stack in […]
Are All Types Of Dust Combustible?
Dust can pose a serious fire risk in a variety of industrial facilities. It’s important for businesses to understand the types of dust they may encounter, along with the factors that create a potentially combustible situation. There are two broad categories of industrial dust. The first relates to dust that is a direct product of […]
Multi-day Vacuuming Process Safely Removes Large Volume Of Grain From Food Product Silo
REMOVING WHITE WHEAT FROM MALTED WHEAT IN 75-FOOT-HIGH GRAIN SILO REQUIRES SPECIALIZED VACUUM SERVICES Separating the Wheat A Wisconsin-based food ingredients supplier had inadvertently loaded white wheat into a malted wheat silo. To avoid product contamination, an even greater volume of wheat would need to be removed. Between the white wheat and the impacted malted wheat, […]
When Green Roofs Need Roof Vacuum Service
MADISON GREEN ROOF MAINTENANCE REQUIRES ROOF VACUUMING EXPERTISE TO REMOVE SOIL AND FILTER MEDIA Removing Earth Fifty Feet Up Commercial roof vacuum services has long gone hand-in-hand with removing various sized gravel media from roofs. With the growing popularity of green roofs and alternate uses of roofs that utilize soil, drainage media (gravel), and filter fabrics, the […]
Clearing Catch Basins With Environmentally Safe Cleaning And Collection Process
COMPOSITE PLASTICS MANUFACTURER UTILIZES HYDRO EXCAVATION AND VACUUM EQUIPMENT TO CLEAR FACILITY CATCH BASINS A Tale of Two Basins A Wisconsin-based thermoplastic engineering and injection molding manufacturer saw the pair of drainage catch basins in their Milwaukee-area facility filling up. What escalated the situation was that each set of catch basins had one basin inside the […]