Tennant Company Positioned to Help Industries Move Toward OSHA Silica Dust Rule Compliance
March 14 2017 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
Introducing tools and technologies to
support exposure-control plans
Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) today announced a series of
solutions designed to help businesses implement housekeeping plans
to support the control of potentially dangerous silica dust, and
respond to OSHA’s Silica Dust Rule that requires compliance by June
23, 2017, in the construction industry and June 23, 2018, in
general industry.
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Tennant’s S30 Rider Sweeper with HEPA
filtration helps clean in heavy-dust environments. (Photo: Business
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Crystalline silica is a mineral that is commonly occurring in
many natural materials that are used in construction and industrial
products. Crystalline silica becomes hazardous when certain
activities generate respirable dust that becomes airborne. Stone
and mortar, concrete and sand contain crystalline silica. It is
used to create glass, artificial stone, ceramics, pottery and
bricks, as well as industrial sand used in fracking and foundry
work. Because it appears in so many different products across a
variety of industries, an estimated 2.3 million workers in the U.S.
are exposed to it.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, under the
purview of the World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that
a person who is exposed to respirable crystalline silica has an
increased risk of developing lung cancer. It has been designated a
known human carcinogen by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Toxicology Program. These determinations, combined with the
numerous supporting studies, have prompted OSHA’s rule to limit the
permissible exposure level (PEL) to 50 micrograms of respirable
crystalline silica per cubic meter of air, averaged over an
eight-hour day, in an effort to better protect the health of
workers in the affected industries.
Tennant SolutionsTennant
Company has assembled a wide range of silica dust solutions
specifically engineered and manufactured to support OSHA silica
dust control housekeeping requirements and help businesses work
toward OSHA compliance:
- Wet Sweeping is effective in
most applications. Several Tennant rider-sweepers can be used for
wet sweeping. A continual water spray provides a shield of moisture
on side brushes to keep the silica dust moist until it is swept up
and contained within the hopper.
- Water Flooding is a very
effective means of silica dust control in certain applications. All
Tennant scrubbers, including walk-behind and ride-on machines, can
be used for water flooding. Tennant scrubbers use water to contain
and prevent silica dust from becoming airborne, then remove the wet
dust from floor surfaces.
- Dry Sweeping with HEPA
Filtration is an OSHA-allowable solution in applications where
other methods, such as wet sweeping or HEPA vacuums, are not
feasible. Several Tennant walk-behind and ride-on sweepers are
available with HEPA filtration systems. These Tennant sweepers
operate with a dry system that provides a filtration efficiency of
99.97% to 0.3 microns. They utilize existing multi-stage Tennant
filtration systems, adding a final-stage HEPA system to collect and
contain smaller particles. For additional operator protection,
HEPA-pressurized cabs are available on select models.
“Tennant Company is committed to providing viable solutions for
industrial housekeeping challenges and equipment that make
workplaces healthier,” said Dave Huml, Senior Vice President of
Global Marketing for Tennant Company. “We are committed to
protecting the health and safety of our customers’ employees, as
well as helping our customers maintain OSHA compliance.”
Key dates for the OSHA compliance schedule include:
- Construction - June 23,
2017.
- General Industry and Maritime -
June 23, 2018.
- Hydraulic Fracturing (Engineering
Controls) - June 23, 2021.
Company
ProfileMinneapolis-based Tennant Company (TNC) is a
world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions
that empower customers to achieve quality cleaning performance,
significantly reduce their environmental impact and help create a
cleaner, safer, healthier world. Its products include equipment for
maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor
environments; detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning
technologies; and coatings for protecting, repairing and upgrading
surfaces. Tennant's global field service network is the most
extensive in the industry. Tennant has manufacturing operations in
Minneapolis, MN; Holland, MI; Louisville, KY; Chicago, IL; Uden,
The Netherlands; São Paulo, Brazil; and Shanghai, China; and sells
products directly in 15 countries and through distributors in more
than 80 countries. For more information, visit www.tennantco.com.
The Tennant Company logo and other trademarks designated with the
symbol “®” are trademarks of Tennant Company registered in the
United States and/or other countries.
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