By Ezra Luca
There are numerous dust control solutions available on the market. Dust is made up of tiny particles in the air and is mainly brought on by the movement of vehicles and the wind. The best way to control dust depends on how big the dust particles are and what caused them. Construction and mining sites use a variety of BossTek dust suppression methods. Construction dust is made by a number of activities on the job site, such as drilling, unloading, loading, digging, storing materials outside, filling and cutting, and moving large amounts of materials. All of these have bad effects on people.
Here are some methods for reducing dust on construction sites:
Reduce affected area
Reducing the amount of dust on the worksite requires careful preparation. The objective should be to minimize soil disturbance during construction. This entails causing the least amount of disruption to the surrounding area at once. The amount of dust created will be reduced if a smaller area is affected.
water
One of the most popular methods of dust reduction on construction sites is the use of water. It has multiple applications and provides a low-cost, highly efficient dust suppression system. If there’s dry, dusty ground at the construction site, the dust might become airborne and spread across the area. This can be avoided by wetting the ground, which reduces the amount of dust and keeps it from becoming airborne. Wet cutting is one such method in which water plays a significant role. While cutting concrete, wet cutting is an integral approach for reducing dust. Wet cutting can significantly minimize the amount of dust produced when cutting concrete, often by as much as 85%. It also has other advantages, such as keeping the blade cold so it lasts longer and makes more precise cuts.
Dust extraction
In many cases, it is impossible to reduce the amount of dust that a particular activity produces. In these cases, dust extraction is a very important tool. High-powered vacuums with air filters can be used for cutting concrete, drilling, and sawing, among other things. To efficiently capture all of the dust, the equipment used for dust extraction must be specifically developed for the tool that it will be used with. For the best results, dust collection bags as well as filters also need to be cleaned and replaced regularly.
Physical barriers
Preventing dust from being carried from one location to another, often by the wind, is one of the challenges in controlling dust. Physical barriers have the potential to play a significant part in this situation. Putting up a board fence, sediment fence, or other similar barriers can lessen the impact of the wind and stop it from spreading the dust. This helps retain the dust where it belongs and even prevents it from getting blown away.
Dust can’t be avoided on construction sites, but it’s annoying, can slow down work, and can be bad for people’s health and the environment. That is why you must do all that is possible to decrease the amount of dust produced by your actions.
