Unmatched Worker Protection With Ergonomic Sandblasting Suits
As part of its process, abrasive blasting generates respirable dust for workers to breathe in and pose potential respiratory risks, including lung cancer and silicosis. Furthermore, blast media fragments may irritate skin or damage eyes – creating noisy working environments where workers must also wear special under- and overgarments along with a respirator every time they work to reduce risks and ensure worker safety. To further mitigate this risk factor workers must undergo a time-consuming “suit-up” procedure each time they start work to mitigate risks for maximum efficiency – in addition to this a series of special under- and overgarments must also wear special undergarmenting along with their respirators for maximum protection every time they work to help minimize potential hazards posed by this kind of hazardous airborne dust. To combat such risks workers must annually complete a time consuming suit-up procedure with each work experience change that ensure they complete safe working conditions reducing risks
Flexibility
Flexible suits provide blasters with greater comfort, which decreases fatigue, increases productivity and enhances job quality.
Abrasive blasting generates airborne dust that exposes workers to potential respiratory hazards. Microscopic particles from media may be inhaled without them knowing it and cause breathing difficulties, lung damage and increases risks for diseases like silicosis.
Other hazards posed by blasting include skin abrasions caused by jagged particles and eye injuries from airborne particles colliding with them. To protect themselves against these injuries, wear protective clothing and gloves with ergonomic grips that reduce strain on hands and wrists as well as choose blast guns with ergonomic designs to minimise strain on hands and wrists.
Alternatives to silica sand for blasting are increasingly being utilized. While NIOSH has studied their respiratory effects, no studies have looked at ergonomics of their use. Utilizing the PATH method of quantifying ergonomic exposure in non-routine work environments, this research utilized interviews with workers, biomechanical modeling and noise level measurements to compare ergonomics of working with two abrasive blasting media types.
Lightweight
Sandblasting work can pose significant hazards for workers if proper precautions aren’t taken. Failure to use equipment correctly, use of dead man switches or not wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly could all increase risks and lead to serious injuries for employees.
Respiratory Hazards
Most abrasive media shatters during the blasting process, creating breathing-inhalable dust that increases lung damage risk. Depending on the surface being cleaned, chemical contaminants present additional health concerns; and so it must be kept out of inhalation zones to minimize risks to human health.
Skin Abrasions
Airborne abrasive particles can strike workers’ skin, leading to small cuts. Protecting their hands with heavy-duty gloves and body suits may help, while wearing blasting goggles is important as this will protect both eyes and keep debris at bay from their faces.
Durability
Allredi offers an outstanding selection of sandblast suits from leading manufacturers. With lightweight nylon and leather blast suits for any sandblasting situation, Allredi provides lightweight yet comfortable wearable protection.
One of the main risks of sandblasting is exposure to respirable abrasive media dust, which is easily inhaled without workers realizing it and can lead to respiratory health problems like lung cancer and silicosis. Workers should wear proper PPE when handling this type of media such as a blast suit and gloves for maximum protection.
Sandblasting poses another significant hazard, hearing loss. This is caused by airborne particles impacting surfaces with enough ventilation, as well as using blast hoods, blast shields and protective gloves during blasting sessions. To reduce this risk of hearing loss while maintaining productivity levels.