Whether you’re sawing, machining, shaving, or sanding, one thing is for sure, you need wood dust extraction systems.
The fine particles produced during wood processing linger in the air and settle into your work area, creating an extremely hazardous environment.
Protect your workers and remain compliant with the law with a wood dust extraction system from Fumex.
Regardless of your raw material, and the end product, wood dust is harmful.
Hardwood, MDF, and treated timber, in particular, produce particles which can cause both acute and chronic illnesses if inhaled.
Skin contact can also cause irritation and soreness which can cause long-term discomfort, affecting work efficiency and productivity.
For these reasons, the HSE takes a firm stance in requiring employers to control employee exposure to wood dust in the workplace.
Failure to control wood dust can lead to fines and prohibition notices which can be devastating for any business.
Employee health and legalities aside, allowing wood dust to accumulate in your workplace can create potentially explosive atmospheres and provide a fuel which can turn a simple hot bearing or motor into a full blown fire event.
In short, no wood processing facility is safe unless it is protected by a wood dust extraction system.
It’s impossible to prevent the creation of wood dust.
But it’s easy to prevent employee exposure to it.
Using our proven knowledge and expertise, we’ll design, supply, and install a bespoke dust extraction system capable of removing the wood dust generated at source.
Our systems contain the harmful wood dust particles, store them securely and filter out the exhaust air, ensuring the atmosphere within your workplace is safe to breathe.
Benefits of effective wood dust extraction
• Employee health is assured and improved through reduced exposure to wood dust
• Increased productivity - no more working around piles of shavings and dust
• Reduced legal liability arising from employee illness and accidents
• Improved employee morale - you’re looking after their wellbeing
• Increased service life of work equipment and machinery
• Reduced likelihood of slips, trips, and falls
• Insurance premium cost reduction
• Reduced fire risk
When you engage with Fumex you can be sure of a full, comprehensive service that gives you complete confidence that wood dust is being controlled in your workplace.
1. Detailed consultation to determine your exact requirements
2. Bespoke design, ensuring wood dust is sufficiently removed, while maintaining operational efficiency and productivity
3. Turn-key installation - we handle everything. Sit back and watch your workplace become safer before your eyes.
4. Full LEV COSHH testing after installation to ensure the dust extraction system works efficiently and effectively.
5. ATEX compliance certification and reports providing demonstrable proof that your employees are safe
6. Complete after-sales support including supply of containment bags and filters, follow-up COSHH testing and general servicing.
If you machine any kind of wood material - even softwood - you will produce harmful dust and particles.
These contaminants can cause everything from skin sensitisation to asthma and even cancer.
Your employees deserve to be protected - and the law demands it.
So, if you don’t have a dust extraction system in place, if your existing one is showing signs of wear, or your processes have changed and you need an upgrade, Fumex has a solution for you.
Give us a call to discuss how we can implement a wood dust extraction system that will protect your workers today.
