Dust Control – Soil Stabilization – Erosion Control

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Australian Dust Control will be exhibiting their shaker dust collectors at the School Resources Expo at Rosehill Gardens on 12 and 13 March 2010. Apart from being able to assist with any technical and sales enquiries, their school shaker dust collectors will be on display. Schools across Australia are taking advantage of recent Government funding to upgrade their existing dust and fume extraction systems in woodworking classrooms, welding workshops, fine arts and industrial design departments.

Australian Dust Control designs and installs a range of school shaker dust collectors that offer the following key features and benefits:

* These dust collectors are environmentally friendly
* Shaker dust collectors offer energy efficiency
* The School Shaker dust collectors can be delivered to site pre- assembled
* Dust collectors can easily be placed on the base framework

An investment in school shaker dust collectors from Australian Dust Control will give schools peace of mind knowing that their students and teachers have access to a high standard of protection available. Australian Dust Control complies with all selection criteria and OH&S guidelines set forward by schools and other learning institutions, and the innovative and flexible designs of dust extractors by Australian Dust Control are available at competitive prices.

WEST CHESTER, PA – Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, now offers its updated 2010/2011 product catalog.

Metabo’s new auto-balancing system for its small angle grinders, including the WA11-125 Quick, WEPA14-125 Quick and the WEPA14-150 Quick, is featured in the catalog. The innovative technology significantly lowers vibration resulting in less fatigue, safer tool handling and extended tool and wheel life.

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If containing dust on bulk out-loading is an issue then this award winning Dust Suppression Loading Hopper could be the answer.

The DSH hopper has tackled dust issues on sites handling products such as fertilisers, grain, pet food, sugar, salt, sand and gravel, with throughputs of up to 800 tonnes per hour.

At the point of loading the hopper concentrates the discharge of dry goods into a solid column through free air into any target, including trucks, rail cars, stock piles, storage containers or bags.

Uncomplicated to install and easy to operate and maintain, the hopper reduces hazards, health risks, dust, wastage, cleaning and maintenance costs.

The hoppers are manufactured in Polyethylene, Carbon steel, 304 and 316 stainless and provide a cost-saving and effective solution for the transferral of many dry granular goods.

Contact the Sales Team at Guttridge Limited for advice on how the DSH Hopper can work for you.

For more information contact;

Guttridge Ltd. Spalding, Lincs.
Tel 01775 765300

Web: www.guttridge.co.uk

If containing dust on bulk out-loading is an issue then this award winning Dust Suppression Loading Hopper could be the answer.

The DSH hopper has tackled dust issues on sites handling products such as fertilisers, grain, pet food, sugar, salt, sand and gravel, with throughputs of up to 800 tonnes per hour.

At the point of loading the hopper concentrates the discharge of dry goods into a solid column through free air into any target, including trucks, rail cars, stock piles, storage containers or bags.

Uncomplicated to install and easy to operate and maintain, the hopper reduces hazards, health risks, dust, wastage, cleaning and maintenance costs.

The hoppers are manufactured in Polyethylene, Carbon steel, 304 and 316 stainless and provide a cost-saving and effective solution for the transferral of many dry granular goods.

Contact the Sales Team at Guttridge Limited for advice on how the DSH Hopper can work for you.

For more information contact;

Guttridge Ltd. Spalding, Lincs.
Tel 01775 765300

Web: www.guttridge.co.uk

Pressurised Water Fogging Nozzle

Processing of bulk solids inevitably leads to generation of fugitive dust on many sites. Often, it is not possible to contain dust at all stages of the process and dust emissions become inevitable. The Environment Agency is becoming increasingly strict on dust nuisance and will serve closure notices or award punitive damages to offenders.

Using The Renby Fogging System to suppress dust can avoid this. The systems can be fitted locally to the dust source, for instance, a transfer chute or as a general system to suppress dust in a warehouse for example. Specially designed nozzles produce atomised water to droplet sizes of a few microns. Dust adheres to these droplets and falls out of the air. The system is very economical to purchase and operate.

With low power consumption, fog is an essential and cost effective tool in the battle against dust pollution. Doing nothing is not an option and can lead to company closure.

Contact Renby now to find out more about fog and other dust control measures.

Neighbors of a [local,neighboring,neighborhood,community,district,regional,area] [quarry,pit,mine,excavation] and [wildlife,nature,animals] [refuge,safe haven,sanctuary,shelter,harbor] [could,might,may well,may perhaps,may possibly] get [some,a little] [relief,reprieve,liberation] [soon,quickly,shortly] from dust [and,in addition to,as well as,along with] flooding issues.

The [County,Region,District] Board [recently,of late,a short time ago] [approved,accepted] amendments to a [special,extraordinary,unusual]-use [permit,license,certificate,authorization] for the [partnership,company,business,firm,corporation,enterprise,organization,joint venture] of the McGraw Wildlife Foundation and Beverly Materials’ 350-acre gravel [quarry,pit,mine,excavation] east of Route 25 and south of Route 72. [Included,Incorporated,Integrated] in the amendments are [stipulations,conditions,terms,provisos,provisions] that [would,could] [require,necessitate,entail,call for] the [creation,formation,making,construction,establishment] of berms to help [mitigate,alleviate,lessen,ease] flooding, and [implementation,execution] of a dust control [plan,arrangement,strategy,proposal].

Board [member,associate,associate,affiliate] John Fahy, R-West Dundee, [said,alleged,held,believed] [residents,people] in his [district,area,locality,region] are [pleased,satisfied,happy,content,contented] with the [changes,transformations]. A [public,community,civic,municipal] [hearing,trial,inquiry,investigation] was held [recently,of late,a short time ago] in Carpentersville on the [matter,subject,topic,theme,issue].

"While the [residents,people,inhabitants] [might,may] not be [happy,pleased,glad,joyful,cheerful] that there is a mining [operation,business,company,company,venture,undertaking,outfit], they are in [favor,support] of seeing it get [done,completed,finished]," Fahy [said,alleged]. He [said,thought,alleged,believed] the mining [operation,business,venture,outfit] has slowed to a 30-year [process,development,progression].

A [temporary,transitory,interim] berm on the east and south sides of the [nearby,close by,close to] Fox River Bluffs [subdivision,division,sector,section] [would,could] be constructed by [quarry,pit,mine] [operator,operative] Beverly [Materials,Resources,Supplies] or [someone,somebody] hired by the [company,business] [within,inside] six months of the [approval,endorsement,agreement,authorization], according to [county,region,district] [records,minutes,report]. This [would,could] help [relieve,alleviate,reduce,lessen,help,take the edge off] existing drainage [problems,troubles] in the [subdivision,section,division,sector] by redirecting stormwater [runoff,overflow,surplus,overspill] from [about,approximately,roughly,around] 34 acres [around,about,surrounding,covering] the southeast [corner,curve,bend]. [Additional,Extra,Added] drainage work on lots in the Fox River Bluffs [subdivision,division,sector] [would,could] be [done,complete,completed,finished] by Beverly [Materials,Resources,Supplies] or McGraw [Foundation,Charity,Organization].

One [person,individual,character] who spoke on behalf of the mining [company,corporation,business,group] [said,held,alleged] a dust control [plan,strategy,idea,proposal,plot,design] had been submitted [and,furthermore,moreover] that the [conditions,circumstances,situation,state of affairs] were [acceptable,satisfactory,suitable,good enough,adequate,tolerable,tolerable,all right].

With the collections of taxes so low due to the “slump in the economy”., many municipalities are having to either do away with services or raise more taxes.. 

[Hoping,Eager,Hopeful] to [avoid,keep away from,stay away from,steer clear of,evade,circumvent,get around,get out of,dodge,duck] asking [property,land,estate,acreage] owners for [road,street,highway] millage, Hamilton Township [Supervisor,Manager,Administrator,Superintendent,Controller,Overseer,Director,Boss,Superior] Carl Druskovich will be heading to the Van Buren [Road,Street,Highway] [Commission,Committee,Authority,Agency,Board] to try to work out a [deal,contract,agreement,arrangement,treaty].

The township, facing [dwindling,declining,decreasing,diminishing,deteriorating,falling] road [funding,backing,support,subsidy,money], has held four [public,community,municipal] meetings on what to do [about,concerning,regarding,on the subject of,with reference to] roads, prompting [discussion,debate] about [options,choices,alternatives] such as [reducing,dropping] dust control applications and extending the [amount,total] of time between seal-coating of roads. “Nobody was in support of any of those ideas,” Druskovich said.

The township gets about $40,000 [annually,each year] from the road [commission,authority,committee,administration], but has to [match,equal,counterpart] every $1 from the [county,region,district] with $3 in [local,community,district,regional,area] [funding,backing], the [supervisor,manager,administrator] said. “We need to have a lower match from us,” Druskovich said.

The township board hopes to get the road commission to agree to a 50-50 split on funding projects.

The board also [discussed,talked about] the [option,alternative,choice] of [seeking,looking for] voter [approval,endorsement,support,authorization] of a millage to [fund,finance,subsidize] road work. A levy of 1 mill, or $1 for every $1,000 of a property’s [taxable,assessable] value, [would,could] [generate,TAKE] up to $65,000, according to the township.

The Nevada Department of Environmental Protection conducted a public hearing Wednesday to hear community concerns on the NDEP’s recommendation to approve a permit that would allow Bango Oil to discharge up to 5 million gallons of treated effluent annually.

The discharge area is uphill from the Carson River and near the Truckee Canal and has a general groundwater depth as high as 16 feet.

Tom Clark, director of governmental affairs and public relations for Bango, said the company requested this permit as a part of a Special Environmental Project issued by the NDEP.

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New rules to reduce miners’ exposure to coal dust will be proposed within a couple of weeks, according to the nation’s top mine supervisory body.

Joseph Main, the new head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Organization, said he has long thought there is “a need to lower the intensity of unhealthy dust in mines,” and he indicated that a new, wearable dust control monitor that can continuously measure miners’ contact to coal dust may be part of the new rules.

“A mechanism has been built, it has been tested, I’ve worn it myself. It works,” Main told the media in a meeting call Friday. “It’s a tool we can now utilize to help fix this dilemma of unhealthy coal mine dust that has plagued miners.”

That dust can cause deadly black lung, which has killed more than 21,000 miners from Kentucky and other coal-producing states since the mid-1980s.

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ACE Engineering in La Verne, CA won a contract worth up to $73.7 million to carry out multiple paving projects at Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases, Tonapah Test Range, and other related US Air Force sites in Nevada in order to improve on dust control.

ACE will provide labor, supplies, materials, supervision, transportation, and equipment to repair, maintain, or build asphalt or cement roads, parking lots, runways, taxiways and shoulders at the bases and range.

An environmental assessment report [pdf] on Nellis and the test range prepared by the US Air Force in May 2007 noted that unpaved roads on the USAF facilities contributed to air pollution in the region.

According to the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan at Nellis Air Force Base and the Nevada Test and Training Range, there is a concern about air pollution and dust control at the facilities:

“Exceedances in particulate matter are due to the release of dust from construction, unpaved roads, and unprotected soil surfaces….Some air pollutants are released during the explosion of ordnance….Movement of vehicles along gravel and unpaved roads also results in the release of fugitive dust in localized areas.”

Fugitive dust [pdf] is fine particles that can carry heavy metals and cancer-causing organic compounds into the deepest and most susceptible part of the lungs. The smaller the size of particles matter, the farther it can travel into the lungs and get trapped in the air sacs, causing an inflammatory response that increases the potential for respiratory disease and heart attack.

The work being performed by ACE should help lessen the risks from fugitive dust. The contract has a base year with the option to extend it up to 4 additional years. At this time, $100,000 has been obligated. The 99th Contracting Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base manages the contract (FA4861-09-D-A010).