Combustible Dust Cleaning
Removal of accumulated combustible dust from beams, ledges, ductwork and overhead surfaces in industrial facilities across the Greater Toronto Area.
Why Combustible Dust Is a Serious Hazard
Many industrial dusts will burn or explode when suspended in air at the right concentration – wood, flour, sugar, grain, plastics, paper and many metals among them. The worst incidents are often secondary explosions: a small initial event shakes loose dust that has settled on beams, ledges and ductwork, and that cloud ignites in turn. That is why the NFPA combustible dust standards, which Canadian fire codes draw on for dust-producing processes, put so much weight on housekeeping, and why Ontario’s Ministry of Labour has run inspection initiatives focused on it. Overhead accumulation is usually addressed together with beam cleaning, high dusting and dust collector maintenance.
Signs It Is Due
What the Service Covers
Dust removed from the building, not moved around it.
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Common Questions
Why not just blow the dust down with compressed air?
Blowing dust down puts it into the air – the exact condition that makes it dangerous – and spreads it onto everything below. The NFPA standards restrict compressed-air cleaning for that reason. Vacuum recovery removes the dust from the building instead.
Will this make our facility compliant?
Cleaning addresses accumulation, which is one part of a combustible dust program. A dust hazard analysis, a housekeeping schedule and engineering controls are separate pieces, and a qualified engineer or fire protection consultant is the right person for those. Documented cleaning supports that program; it does not replace it.
How often should overhead dust be cleaned?
Often enough that it never builds up to a hazardous layer, which depends entirely on your process. Facilities usually set the interval from their dust hazard analysis and adjust it based on what inspections find.
Can the work be done around production?
Yes. Cleaning can be scheduled by area, during shutdowns or off-shifts, so production continues where it is safe to.
SERVICE AREAS
Where We Work
We serve homes and businesses right across the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding regions.
Toronto · Barrie · Bolton · Brampton · Burlington · Caledon · Etobicoke · Hamilton · Innisfil · Markham · Milton · Mississauga · Newmarket · North York · Oakville · Orangeville · Richmond Hill · Scarborough · Vaughan
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