HSE focuses on Dust Extraction
In a January edition of its email bulletin, the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is running a work-related lung disease awareness campaign to highlight the importance of dust extraction systems to control dust levels for workers.
As mentioned in relation to World Cancer Day (4th February 2023), HSE's focus on lung diseases is very relevant as lung cancer is one of the most common diseases associated with dust exposure.
What are the Diseases that are Currently Affecting People?
Dust exposure is able to cause irreversible damage to healthy lungs. These health conditions & diseases caused by dust include:
- Work-related asthma - When exposed to substances known to be respiratory sensitisers, the lungs can become hypersensitive and take on common asthmatic symptoms such as wheezing, coughing and chest tightness. With continued exposure, these symptoms will progress to asthma attacks.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Most known to affect smokers, dust can replicate the damage causing persistent breathlessness, chesty cough, wheezing and frequent chest infections.
- Lung cancer - A risk, especially when working with substances or a combination of substances known to be carcinogenic.
- Pneumoconiosis - A summarising term for diseases caused by inhalation, Pneumoconiosis is a delayed disease where the symptoms won’t appear for ten years and more after the exposure. Effecting an age range of the over 50s in relation to the time it takes to develop, the most recognised types of pneumoconiosis include coal workers pneumoconiosis & asbestosis.
- Silicosis - Another type of pneumoconiosis where the inhaled substance is respirable crystalline silica (RCS); silica comes from natural building materials such as stone, rocks, sands and clays.
Unfortunately, this isn’t a complete list of potential lung diseases caused by dust, but it is the most common. However, it does emphasise how important it is to prevent dust exposure in the first place.
Many Sectors are Affected by Dust Problems
Having bought and sold dust extraction for 50+ years, we see the variety of industries our customers are involved in and the breadth of risks dust provides.
Industry | Risks that Cause Dust/Fumes/Mists |
Agriculture | Grain, animal feed, hay/bedding, slurry and silage |
Foundries | Sanding casting, fettlings and general foundry fumes/mist |
Plastics | Additive substances and manufacturing fumes |
Printing | Printing chemicals |
Surface Engineering | Paints, finishing substances and waste materials from processing |
Textiles & Laundries | Processed textiles, dyes and cleaning agents |
Waste Management & Recycling | Dust from the collection, processing and disposal of waste |
What is the BOHS Breath Freely Campaign?
Initially launched in 2015, the breath freely campaign is focused on raising awareness of occupational lung disease. Working with employees and employers alike with the frequently updating health and safety regulations for dust control.
Aiming to reduce exposure and the statistics of those diagnosed with occupational lung diseases, the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) campaign has become a good source of advice. Offering information and guidance to the manufacturing and construction companies for the most suitable management and preventive measures.
The Importance of DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations)
A regulation to protect employees from risks of fire, explosions and substances corrosive to metals, having an extraction system to manage the risks is essential. These risks are the result of commonly used materials in industry like solvents, paints, varnishes and flammable gases; putting into place the measures to identify and reduce these risks is critical.
What do I do now & How Can Rileys Help You?
As sellers of the machinery to manage the risk of exposure to dust, we can advise our customers about the extraction requirements needed for their production.
We also have a contact book full of installers for a complete breakdown of what you need.
Buy Your Next Dust Extractor
Our fastest option for extractors is our range of used extraction units in stock at our warehouse. Available sold-as-seen or refurbished, a fantastic example of a recent customer opting for these machines is Krispy Kreme. Having brought 11 extractors in refurbished condition, find out more at Suppling Explosion Relief Dust Extractors to Krispy Kreme Nationwide.
We also offer our brand new range of Riley Dust Extractors for an extraction system made to your requirements. Our range includes three base models for competitive prices that can be assembled together for a more extensive system. With these machines drawing an increased interest since their latest re-design, check them out for yourself at our blog, New Design, New Interest - Riley Dust Extractor Range.
For more information on our extractors, contact our team at +44(0)1922 45 8000 or [email protected]
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Process Plant and Equipment Fume Control plant & equipment
Fume Control plant & equipment extracts fumes via lip hoods at tank flange level, into a plenum chamber and onwards through riser ducts into a header manifold running at high level at the rear of the plant.
- Stock No
- BOT400
- Category
- Fume Extraction Fans & Scrubbers
- Model
- Process Plant and Equipment
- Year of Manufacture
- 2000
- Other Info
- Capacity 9.23 m3/sec (19,557 cfm)
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition
- Location
- Bude, Cornwall, UK
- Direct Site Clearance Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Part of a Direct Site Clearance
- Fume Control Plant
Carter Environmental Model 170 EHA-B with Self Contained
Carter Environmental Model 170 EHA-B with Self Contained Centrifugal Extraction Fan
- Stock No
- EA1804S
- Category
- Wet Dust Filters
- Model
- Carter Environmental 170 EHA-B
- Year of Manufacture
- March 2018
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 10000 // 17000M3
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition
- Location
- Rolls Royce stores, near Derby, UK
Carter Environmental Model 170 EHA- A with Self Contained Centrifugal Extraction Fan
Carter Environmental Model 170 EHA- A with Self Contained Centrifugal Extraction Fan
- Stock No
- EA1805S
- Category
- Wet Dust Filters
- Model
- Carter Environmental 170 EHA - A
- Year of Manufacture
- Ref. 2015
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 10000 // 17000M3
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition
- Location
- Rolls Royce stores, near Derby, UK
Pura 2000 Clean Air Work Station
Pura's 2000 line of Horizontal Laminar Flow Clean Air Work Stations are engineered to enhance the performance of the cabinet and the overall airflow efficiency of the cleanroom.
Filtex FX294 Configured For Oil Mist plus Air Streams with Debris
This second hand FX 294 H 5.5 kW extraction unit is currently set up for oil mist extraction and comes without a shaker motor.
- Stock No
- EB1909
- Category
- Wet Dust Filters
- Model
- Filtex FX294 VH
- Year of Manufacture
- 2016
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 2000 // 3500 ( see chart )
- Filter Area ft² / m²
- 294 // 27.30m2
- Other Info
- Set up for Oil Mist + Debris Extraction
- Condition
- Good Condition, Seen powered at RSW
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Vokes ScandMist Oil Mist Air Filter Unit
A heavy duty industrial air cleaner for effectively separating oil mists, oil fumes and emulsion mists during continuous operations. There are three filter stages with differential pressure gauges at each step.
- Stock No
- EB1971
- Category
- Fume Extraction Fans & Scrubbers
- Model
- Vokes ScandMist MA100D
- Year of Manufacture
- 2010
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 590 CFM // 1000m3/Hr
- Other Info
- 1.1kW motor : Pressure 2100Pa inlet 200Ø
- Condition
- From a working environment, Current Model
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Nederman Filtac OMF 2000M Oil Mist Air Filter Unit
A heavy duty industrial air cleaner for effectively separating oil mists, oil fumes and emulsion mists during continuous operations. There are three filter stages with differential pressure gauges at each step. The first filter is washable, which reduces the operating costs (Dependant on the filter).
- Stock No
- EB1972
- Category
- Fume Extraction Fans & Scrubbers
- Model
- Nederman OMF 2000M
- Year of Manufacture
- 2014
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 1175 // 2000M3/Hr
- Filter Area ft² / m²
- 3 Stage Filters
- Other Info
- 2.2kW / 3Hp Fan Motor
- Condition
- From a working environment, Excellent Condition
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Vokes - Air ScandDust Dry Dust and Smoke Air Filter Unit SDM60
A dust collector that is designed to separate dry dust, powder and smoke in different industrial applications. Comes with a built in reverse pulse jet filter cleaning system, integral fan and dust collection bucket. Hepa after filters are connected to the clean air exit ducting.
- Stock No
- EB1977
- Category
- Dry Dust Filters
- Model
- Vokes SDM 60
- Year of Manufacture
- 2011
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 2354 // 4000M3/hr
- Filter Area ft² / m²
- 650 // 60M2
- Other Info
- 4 Cartridge Filters / inlet 295mmØ
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Nederman Filtac OMF 1000M Oil Mist Air Filter Unit
A heavy duty industrial air cleaner for effectively separating oil mists, oil fumes and emulsion mists during continuous operations. There are three filter stages with differential pressure gauges at each step. The first filter is washable, which reduces operating costs (Dependant on filter).
- Stock No
- EB1978
- Category
- Fume Extraction Fans & Scrubbers
- Model
- Nederman Filtac OMF 1000M
- Year of Manufacture
- 2014
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 590/1000
- Filter Area ft² / m²
- 2 stage filters
- Other Info
- 1.1kW / 1.5Hp Fan Motor
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition, Current Model
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Vokes - Air ScandDust Dry Dust and Smoke Air Filter Unit SMD90
A dust collector that is designed to separate dry dust, powder and smoke in different industrial applications. Comes with a built in reverse pulse jet filter cleaning system, integral fan and dust collection bucket. Hepa after filters are connected to the clean air exit ducting.
- Stock No
- EB1979
- Category
- Dry Dust Filters
- Model
- Vokes SDM90
- Year of Manufacture
- 2011
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 3531//6000
- Filter Area ft² / m²
- 970 // 90M2
- Other Info
- 6 Cartridge Filters //inlet 295 Ø
- Condition
- From a working environment, Excellent Condition, Current Model
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Mann Hummel ScandMist D Series Oil Mist Air Filter Unit
ScandMist units manage the oil mist emissions from production facilities such as CNC machine shops and are particularly popular in high-volume manufacturing environments. These modular high capacity systems are designed to operate as a single unit or can be linked together to increase the capacity with a common inlet and outlet.
- Stock No
- EB1982
- Category
- Fume Extraction Fans & Scrubbers
- Model
- Mann Hummel ScandMist 350D OMF
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 3570 // 6000M3/Hr
- Other Info
- 2 coalescing stages : 11kW
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Mann Hummel ScandMist D Series Oil Mist Air Filter Unit
ScandMist units manage the oil mist emissions from production facilities such as CNC machine shops and are particularly popular in high-volume manufacturing environments. These modular high capacity systems are designed to operate as a single unit or can be linked together to increase the capacity with a common inlet and outlet.
- Stock No
- EB1983
- Category
- Fume Extraction Fans & Scrubbers
- Model
- Mann Hummel ScandMist 350D OMF
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 3570 // 6000M3/Hr
- Other Info
- 2 coalescing stages : 11kW
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Vokes Oil Mist Air Filter Unit
A heavy duty industrial air cleaner for effectively separating oil mists, oil fumes and emulsion mists during continuous operations. There are three filter stages with differential pressure gauges at each step. The first filter is washable, which reduces operating costs.
- Stock No
- EB1984
- Category
- Fume Extraction Fans & Scrubbers
- Model
- Vokes Scand-mist MA400D
- Year of Manufacture
- 2013
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 2354/4000
- Other Info
- Inlet Ø300mm : 7.5 Kw
- Condition
- From a working environment, Excellent Condition, Current Model
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Nederman Auto Z90 2014 11kW
Auto M-Z90 Baghouse dust collectors with shaker cleaning (No Starter). Designed for intermittent use and suitable for various applications that generate light to medium volumes of dry dust.
- Stock No
- EB2015
- Category
- Dry Dust Filters
- Model
- Nederman Auto Z90
- Year of Manufacture
- 2014
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- Approx. 7000 // 12000
- Filter Area ft² / m²
- 970ft2 // 90M2
- Condition
- From a working environment, Good Condition, Current Model
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
Dust Extraction Int Ltd Model 25M - 4kW 5.5 Hp Dust Extractor
This second hand 25M is compact versatile and robust self-contained auto-shake clean filter using 12 internal bags and roof mounted multi vee-pocket after filters.
- Stock No
- EC2032
- Category
- Dry Dust Filters
- Model
- Dust Extraction Int Ltd 25M
- Year of Manufacture
- 08 2003
- Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
- 1500 - 2500
- Filter Area ft² / m²
- 250 - 25
- Other Info
- Filter shaker bag extractor
- Condition
- From a working environment, Excellent Condition
- Refurbished Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
- Sold As Seen Price [?]
- £ Login or Register for price.
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