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MANGANESE EXPOSURE: THE HIDDEN METAL FUME HAZARD
Manganese is a common metal, and the human body needs it in very small amounts to stay healthy. However, excessive manganese exposure causes serious neurological problems. This is most likely to happen to welders and other metalworkers. You can find manganese as an...
Podcast: Changes in the Dust Collection Equipment Landscape
Dust Safety Science Podcast: Changes in the Dust Collection Equipment Landscape with Jeremiah Wann Click here to listen to Jeremiah Wann on the Dust Safety Science podcast! "In this episode of the DustSafetyScience Podcast, we interview Jeremiah Wann, President of...
OSHA NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM: FOCUS ON COMBUSTIBLE DUST
In 2008, the OSHA National Emphasis Program on Combustible Dust became official. As a result, this left many people asking what a “national emphasis program” means. Does it require businesses to take any action? Moreover, does it create any new fines or penalties?...
Fume Collection for Pipe Plasma Cutting
Problem: James is the senior industrial engineer at a company in Kansas. Recently, the company bought a pipe plasma cutting machine. At the time, James knew that plasma cutting would produce a lot of smoke and that he needed a dust and fume collector. James and...
Environmental Air Quality: For the World’s Clean Air
In honor of Air Quality Awareness Week, we’re focusing on environmental air quality, indoors and out. When talking about dust and fume collection systems, we often discuss OSHA regulations for exposure inside the building. However, EPA regulations on dust and fume...
Skilled Trades in Our Industrial Fabrication Shop
An industrial fabrication shop like Imperial Systems needs its skilled tradespeople. When you see pictures of our facility, you see lots of welders and other metalworkers. These people are certainly the backbone of any fabrication company. But pictures don’t always...
