.....Designed
for the mining industry, this unique air-powered booth provides
a safe, effective and economical method to remove dust and
other particulates from clothing without removing them from
the person. It will clean tools, equipment, and other items
on-site without having to transport them to a cleaning facility.
It is NIOSH developed, MISHA approved and industry tested,
and has been featured in the nationally circulated publications
Rock & Mineral and Bulk and Powder. A former U.S. Bureau
of mines report documented a 10-fold increase in worker dust
exposure on a number of separate occasions from dusty work
clothes and it was found that once clothes become contaminated,
they are a continual source of dust until they are cleaned.
Exposure to elevated levels of particulates increase the potential
for developing debilitating and/or fatal lung diseases (including
silicosis). Other methods available are very time-consuming,
difficult to perform effectively, and cause workers to revert
to less effective and unapproved techniques to clean their
clothing. At under $10,000.00 this cleaning booth will quickly
pay for itself in reduced labor costs and health benefits.
.....NIOSH research
indicated that this booth cleaned clothes 10 times faster and
removed approximately 50% more dust than the commonly used
single air hose or vacuuming methods. Average cleaning time
(inside the booth) was less than 20 seconds!!