Explosion Proof Vacuum Can Help Prevent Spontaneous Combustion
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Previously in my career, I was a US Navy Damage Control Officer/On Scene Leader. A few years ago while aboard a US Navy destroyer, we experienced an on-board fire in the paint locker. After conducting an investigation, it was found that the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion.
That got me thinking about a recent New York Times article concerning an unfortunate incident in China that killed 3 people and injured 15 others. The article basically discusses combustible dust in the ventilation system with specific mention of aluminum dust. As demonstrated by the two men in the video below (shown experimenting with volatile aluminum dust), the incident in China must have been devastating.
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Dust & Soot Vacuums Are More Versatile Than You Might Think
There are many sources of dust in the typical commercial environment, but only one Goodway to clean them up. Many of them are easily cleaned up with standard commercial or industrial vacuum cleaners. But there are some, especially the finer dusts, that call for a vacuum especially designed for use with fine powders and soot.
Whenever you have crews in doing renovations or repairs that generate sawdust, concrete or drywall dust, you should have a dust/soot vacuum. Or, maybe you have industrial production equipment such as planers, routers, grinders, etc., in use in your building. No matter how well they are ventilated, they can still generate fugitive emissions that leave a coating of dust on your plant and equipment.
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Specialty Vacuums Can Be A Real Life-Saver
While most of you have and use vacuum cleaners on a regular basis, the chances are pretty good that all your vacuums are pretty much ordinary vacuum cleaners – they suck up dirt, you empty them and put them away. Sure, there may be variations—bagless, wet/dry, etc. — but those are still generally basic vacuum cleaners used for basic, everyday tasks.
As useful and versatile as basic vacuum cleaners can be, there are still some things for which they are not ideally suited. You can’t use them with flammables. You can’t run them continuously, and they are not really designed for certain types of dust or dirt. Fortunately, there are specialty vacuums that are designed to perform those jobs.
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