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Is the Air in your Work Environment Safe to Breathe?

In industrial work environments clean air doesn’t just happen. Poisonous and toxic fumes, solvents, vapors, dust and exhaust can make your work place highly toxic and severely contaminate your employees, corrode your tools and equipment and subject your company to steep Federal fines for non-compliance with air safety standards.

There are many companies that specialize in the design, installation and maintenance of exhaust extraction systems for removing, neutralizing, collecting, ventilating and disposing of toxic substances.

Employees who work in gas stations, car dealerships, assembly plants, fire stations, mining equipment stations and bus garages have extremely high exposure to exhaust fumes. Diesel vehicles emit high levels of fumes during warm-up and exhaust gases produced by mining equipment are one of the toughest but not impossible problems to solve.

Heavy duty equipment such as hood, ducts, fans, filters, air cleaning and recycling machines all work together to remove and dispose of toxins in a safe way required by law.  Some equipment can remove 100% of toxic and harmful fumes and is so effective that on-site personnel are not required to use respiratory equipment.

If you suspect that your company’s pollution control equipment is not working up to standards or may be out of date, the first step is to schedule testing and a consultation with a reputable professional company to assess your on-site air quality and equipment needs.

If your equipment requires upgrading or replacement, look for state-of-the-art exhaust extraction and ventilation systems that comply with Industrial Ventilation Guidelines and meet or beat OSHA standards. High quality equipment will save you money by avoiding future employee or class-action law suits and extended time-off or sick leave. You owe your employees the piece of mind that the work environment where they spend many hours each day will be safe from harmful fumes and gases. After all, in an enclosed environment we all breathe the same air.

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