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Dust Management Services

Dust Management

The Dangers of Dust in the Workplace

In December 2021, the Government published significant changes to the Building Regulations and associated Approved Documents, in a bid to help the UK deliver net-zero by 2050.


Importantly, the new guidance includes standards on minimising the ingress of external pollutants as well as the proper installation of ventilation systems.


The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted that ventilation is a vital component for all buildings, as such, there is now a requirement for monitoring Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in all new-build offices and specifically within ‘high risk’ occupiable rooms, where there is a risk of airborne infection.


Monitoring may be achieved using Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) mains powered CO2 monitors, or by ‘other means of measuring indoor air quality’. The document fails to expand upon the ‘other means’, so presumably, it’s up to the designer to put forward a robust feasible monitoring solution, looking at other key IAQ parameters in addition to CO2.


However, small spaces up to 125m3 volume or 50m2 floor area, and large spaces over 800m3 or 320m2 floor space are exempt from monitoring requirements. CO2 monitoring is best suited to high occupant density spaces where the indoor concentration is usually noticeably above background, and individual variations in CO2 emission have less influence on the measured data.


It is suggested that in areas classed as small spaces, CO2 concentrations may be influenced by occupant variability, making results less reliable. In areas classed as large spaces, it is suggested that the air is not fully mixed and CO2 monitors may be less representative.


Dust Blockers

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Dust; A bigger killer than smoking

More than 3,500 construction workers die each year from work related cancers


The HSE reported that there were around 39,000 individuals suffering breathing and lung problems in the UK and there are around 8,000 deaths per year as a result of occupational cancer


Thousands of ill-health and working days lost due to dust. 


Around 100 times as many workers die from diseases caused or made worse by their work than are killed in construction accidents 


Last year, tiny particles of sand, wood and asbestos contributed to 12,000 deaths from lung disease in the UK, according to the HSE


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Dust Risk Assessment

The effects of dust in relation to soiling (local amenity) and health can be a concern in the planning process and visible dust emissions and deposition can lead to complaints. Dust can be generated in a number of processes including during demolition and construction activities, mineral activities such as quarrying, industrial processes such as cement batching, and waste management. 

We provide a comprehensive risk assessment complete with solutions.



  • Dust monitoring
  • Preparation of dust management plans
  • Input into Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs) to mitigate the impact of sites in relation to dust emissions
  • Providing evidence to planning appeals
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Comply with Legislation

Identify risks before they become problems with help from our team of experts.

Keep your peole safe

Benefit from the efficiency of a happy, healthy workforce with reduced absence and downtime.

Get Ready for Inspections

Reduce the risk of on-the-spot fines from the HSE (Health & Safety Executive).

Improve your Tender Processes

Complete your risk assessments in preparation for accreditation schemes like CHAS 

We Specialise in Air Quality Assessments

Air quality testing is important to help ensure your buildings safety and compliance to the latest legal requirements.

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Specialist Vacuums

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Why is it necessary to remove such small particles from the air?

Microscopic airborne particles are nearly impossible to see, but can be taken into the lungs and be irritating or damaging to your health, especially for anyone who suffers from allergies or asthma. Larger particles such as pollen, mould spores, dust and other allergens are usually filtered out of our systems in the nose or throat – causing all of those unpleasant symptoms that allergy suffers face. These larger particles are easily removed from the air by a HEPA filter.


Smaller particles, such as PM 10 particles, which are only 10 microns in diameter make it past our throat and into our lungs. Even smaller particles, like PM2.5 particles which are 2.5 microns in diameter, can make it right down into the alveoli in our lungs, posing a serious health risk. Most of these tiny particles are pollutants resulting from fossil fuels, traffic or chemicals. It was estimated that small particulate pollution cause around 370,000 premature deaths in Europe in 2005. Scary stuff really!


It turns out that a particle that is 0.3 microns wide is actually the hardest to filter out of air. So if a HEPA filter removes 99.97% of particles that are 0.3 microns in size, it is even more effective at removing PM10, PM2.5 and the larger allergens such as pollen.


What do Hepa Filters not help with?

Remove Mould


Remove Allergies


Remove Viruses


Remove Dust –

PM2.5 & PM10.0

Particulate Matter

Particulate Matter Test Meters

Understanding the level of pollution, or particulate matter, in you environment is essential to understand what measures you need to implement to comply with your responsibilities and safeguard your people

We Specialise in Air Quality Assessments

Air quality testing is important to help ensure your buildings safety and compliance to the latest legal requirements.

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BENEFITS TO

Removing Dust at its Source

Removing dust at its source is the most effective way of managing dust issues and safeguarding your people

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The Dangers of Dust in the Workplace

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Dust. It can kill Not just today, but years down the line Don't risk your health, protect your lungs from dust Construction workers die every week from lung diseases caused by exposure to dust. Many more suffer from severe chronic long-term lung conditions. Don’t make the same mistake as construction workers who have not realised the health risks of exposure to dust and have worked unprotected.  Make sure you are aware of the risks and know what to do to stay safe.

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What are Dust Blockers

20 Jul, 2022
Dust Management No matter what industry you are in there is always dust you cannot see. Whether it is the food industry, bakeries, schools, car manufacturing plants, shop refit industry, warehouses, hospital works, care homes or even just in the office or at the doctor’s surgery. With the Dust Blocker Pro range, we can offer a full service from specification to long term lease and full filter service. We come on site and measure the dust particles in the air and take several measurements. We then put that data into a special form which in turn provides us with an average and also a recommendation of what machine is needed to bring the air dust levels to meet the current EU recommendations.
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We will attend your site, demonstrate and go through your options with you.


Plus, We also provide a FULL SITE Air Quality Risk assessment that consider all Air Quality issues and causes.


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