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Powerboss HEPA Industrial Rider Sweepers and Sweeper/Scrubber
When it comes to silica dust control, we’ve got you covered. A number of our cleaning equipment meets and/or exceeds OSHA’s standards regarding HEPA filtration of carcinogenic dusts. PowerBoss offers three types of dust control methods that can be used to support OSHA’s housekeeping practices including; wet sweeping, water flooding, and dry sweeping.
What is Crystalline Silica?
Silica, often referred to as quartz, is a very common mineral. It is found in many materials common on construction sites, including soil, sand, concrete, masonry, rock, granite, and landscaping materials.
The dust created by cutting, grinding, drilling or otherwise disturbing these materials can contain crystalline silica particles. These dust particles are very small. You cannot see them. This respirable silica dust causes lung disease and lung cancer. It only takes a very small amount of airborne silica dust to create a health hazard.
Recognizing that very small, respirable silica particles are hazardous, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation 29 CFR 1926.1153 requires construction employers to keep worker exposures at or below a Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) of 50 µg/m3or comply with Table 1 – Specifed Exposure Control Methods When Working With Materials Containing Crystalline Silica of the silica standard.
Watch this helpful video: Haselden's Introduction to Silica Safety
DRY SWEEPING
PowerBoss offers two HEPA rider sweepers that comply with the OSHA Dust Control Standards.
These filtration systems on the sweeper must be 99% efficient to 0.3 micron. .03 micron at 99% efficiency requires a HEPA dust filter to comply.
PowerBoss MDC sweepers offer a productive method of sweeping with maximum dust control. Their Atlas and Armadillo 9X Sweepers are yours to choose from!
PowerBoss’ 5 stages of Maximum Dust Control filtration:
Stage 1 Vacuumized main broom chamber.
Stage 2 Perma Pre-Filter
Stage 3 (pleated filter) 95% to 98% efficient from 2.0 –5.0 micron
Stage 4 Aggressive filter vibration system
Stage 5 (HEPA) 95% to 99% efficient from .30 –1 micron
WATER FLOODING
In case the water sweeping method isn’t a viable option for you, the water flooding method may be the way to go. As one of the most effective methods of dust control, water flooding contains the silica dust in a floor scrubber’s water solution and is immediately sucked up through the recovery squeegee and vacuum.
The PowerBoss Nautilus sweeper/scrubber utilizes the water flooding dust control method. It is one of the most effective methods of silica dust control.
