Any self-respecting company operating in the manufacturing or industrial sectors must monitor air quality to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

In the event that a dust-removal intervention becomes necessary, first ask yourself if you are sinning against the major tenets of dust collection! Here are the 10 holy rules to follow to avoid any misstep.

Dust control is a field of expertise unto itself. Separation techniques, angle of repose of particles, anti-explosion protection... multiple aspects come into play when it comes to sanitizing the air in an industrial space. If you work the manufacturing, mining or other industry, this aspect of the work environment is undoubtedly of concern to a number of your departments. And for good reason! Poor air quality management can jeopardize the workers’ health as well as cause premature wear of some equipment.

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Our dust collection specialists are frequently asked to answer the following question: what is the normal useful life of a filtering medium?

In reality, operating parameters vary so widely from one process to another that it is nearly impossible to establish a standard scale. A filter can perform flawlessly after seven years, but it can just as easily come to the end of its useful life after two. It all depends on the context and environment to which it is exposed.

Let’s instead shift our focus by rewording the question like so: what factors determine optimal use of a dust collector?