Saturday, February 21, 2009

Air Quality In An Industrial Warehouse

You take air for granted until you do not have enough or it is poor quality. As we have become industrialized, there are numerous OSHA requirements that need to be met to keep an operation running smoothly and most important keep workers safe from exposure to carcinogens that affect their health and well-being.

Choosing a filtration system will depend on the type of commercial industry that the warehouse is involved. Whether the warehouse handles solely distribution or all aspects of third party logistics, air quality must be taken into consideration. There are filtrations systems that treat general air cleanser for process dust and general air quality improvement such as ambient air cleaning for entire rooms. A manufacturing facility that deals in metal fabrication will need to install an air quality system that can remove fine metal particles than can become airborne. A warehouse facility that has a welding system is concerned with exposure concerns to welding smoke and fumes. This opens up the exposure to manganese, chromium, nickel, and a variety of toxic metals and fumes, which is a very real danger to employees.

It is important to install an air purification system that will address any problem area within the warehouse. Those areas may be paint departments, oil mist collection, weld smoke, or dust collections. Whatever the situation, make sure to review federal and state regulations that may affect your air filtration decisions.

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