10 Key Steps for Dust Prevention and Protection

Our lungs simply aren’t built to deal with fine dust, let alone large volumes of it. And it’s those large volumes that can be extremely dangerous – they are the reason why chronic lung disease is one of the most frequent health problems recorded.

Prevention is always the best protection.

Dust that isn’t created in the first place cannot endanger anyone. There are many different ways to prevent dust forming. And even if dust cannot be prevented, it is still possible to bind it, vacuum it or block it from entering lungs with protecting clothing and dust masks.
 

1. Vacuum dust as soon as it is formed Many power tools have a port for connecting a vacuum cleaner. Vacuum cleaners with connector sockets turn on automatically when the connected power tool starts up. Always use a suitable filter.
    
2. Choose low-dust working methods, e.g. wet or damp operation.
    
3. Bind dust with water, e.g. during demolition work and grinding work outdoors.
    
4. Use low-dust products, e.g. mortar pellets, ready-mixed concrete and plaster.
    
5. Avoid stirring up dust unnecessarily. Instead of dry sweeping and using blowers, empty vacuum cleaners and vacuum sweepers.
    
6. Arrange and take advantage of occupational health screenings.
   
   
7. Regularly clean workstations, ventilate work rooms sufficiently, keep work clothes clean.
   
   
8. Remove waste immediately and without creating dust.
   
   
9. Check the vacuum cleaners suction performance regularly. Clean or replace the filter as needed. Use vacuum cleaners with automatic filter cleaning for a consistently high suction power.
    
10. Wear protective clothing and dust masks. While used as a matter of course for particularly dusty tasks, you should always wear a suitable dust mask at the very least, even when the dust impact is less severe.
     

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