In departmental workplaces, there are many different types of dust formed from wood, metal, synthetic fibres (e.g. fibreglass), ceramic art materials and textiles. These dusts can be created by a wide range of curriculum and maintenance activities performed by students and staff.
Dust (e.g. wood dust) can:
Dust is usually generated by mechanical processes such as sanding, grinding and sawing. Departmental workplaces such as schools may not have identified the potential health effects associated with some of these processes.
Workplaces have an obligation to effectively manage all known risks to students and staff associated with dust exposure. The control measures must ensure that the levels of dust particles in the air do not exceed national exposure standards/limits. This is usually achieved by:
Particular care should also be given to possible exposure to dusts at locations visited by staff and students on excursions or work experience.
This page was last reviewed on 06 Mar 2012 at 12:06PM
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