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Spring Cleaning Time - How dirty are you?

5/5/2016

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It's that time of year. The sun is shining  (well it is while I'm writing this) the flowers are in bloom, everything is full of the joys of spring.  It must be time to start cleaning.

Dust and cobwebs at home might be unsightly, but they won't do us too much harm and they are easy to remove. A quick run round with some polish on a duster or the vacuum cleaner does the job.

Dark Matter Composites Dust Control
DArk Matter Composites Dust Control events with Composites UK
Cleaning a composite workshop isn't quite as easy is it?
  • How do you control the dust?
  • Is it harmful?
  • What can we do about it?

As I tell my children (and my mother tells me even now) if you don't make so much mess in the first place, it will take you far less time to clean up!

Process control is a good start.

Some things are simple, for example, use extraction properly, wipe up any dust with a damp microfibre cloth (don't blow it, like I once did when I was training & almost got a lifetime ban from our workshops), keep your work area tidy, so far nothing too tricky.

Others are a bit more complicated, or take time (and money) to implement.
If you don't have the right extraction, you don't want to purchase extracted tools, or you don't think it makes any difference, why bother?

For most people it's about Health and safety compliance and making best parts. It could be about protecting the area you are working in. For some it's also about creating a better work environment and just making their workshop or factory a nicer place to be.
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Our workshops are very bright.  The white walls show any carbon fibre dust, making it very easy to see if we make a mess. 

On our courses we teach 'best practice'. That means using the right tools, properly and knowing about the materials you are using. Some materials could produce hazardous or conductive dust and you may need to consider this for your Risk assessments and Health and Safety at Work.

It isn't always easy to find the information, which is why we have joined up with the Composite UK to produce documents to advise companies on dust risks, generation, capture and control measures.

We are also hosting several events this year to explain how a wide range of strategies and technologies can be easily implemented as well as how simple errors can make systems ineffective.  Click on the links below for more information.

Making Composites Easy, good dust control with Dark Matter Composites
Final day - 8 delegates, 1 week of trimming carbon fibre parts for the first time with very effective dust control
Upcoming Composites UK Events

14th June 2016 - Glass Fibre Dust – Risks, Generation, Capture & Control Measures

13th September 2016 - Carbon Fibre Dust – Risks, Generation, Capture & Control Measures

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