Ways To Control Dust During Your Next Remedial Project
It’s the festive season and many will carry out remedial Projects! These projects are mostly DIY and even when they are carried out by professionals, the project contains one key aspect that gets neglected is Dust Control. Old houses and properties contain a lot of such things and materials that contain hazardous dust such as Lead, Silica, and Asbestos and one needs to protect themselves and their surroundings as long-term exposure to such dust can be fatal.
While most of these materials are not harmful, when people carry out certain activities like removing the paint from the wall, sanding the drywall, concrete grinding, and creating a lot of fine crystalline lead and silica dust that when inhaled can result in serious Lung diseases. To keep you and your surroundings safe, here are the ways you can control dust during your Remedial Project:
Using plastic to create barricades:
Use thick plastic to seal off the area that you are planning to work on with the use of thick plastic. You can just staple the edges of the areas you are covering and you must cover all the entry and exit points. Apart from that, you must also cover AC or heater vents, furniture, windows, and other such areas where fine dust could enter and settle.
Using personal protective equipment:
Apart from that, you need to wear protective equipment like respirators, gloves, boots, and other such protective gear depending upon the task. This equipment will provide you the necessary protection when you are inside the work area.
Using Industrial Vacuum to control dust at source:
Use thick plastic to seal off the area that you are planning to work on with the use of thick plastic. You can just staple the edges of the areas you are covering and you must cover all the entry and exit points. Apart from that, you must also cover AC or heater vents, furniture, windows, and other such areas where fine dust could enter and settle.
Industrial Vacuum for effective hazardous dust containment:
For those activities where controlling dust is not a feasible option, you can use the same Industrial Vacuum to effectively clean the released and settled dust. With an industrial vacuum, you can easily clean the hazardous dust in minimal time and effort.
With these simple steps, you can not only protect yourselves from the hazardous dust, you can also protect your neighbors and especially kids and pets as they are more vulnerable. Make sure you use these measures and execute a safe and fun remedial project.
