Fire Safety (Cont.)
NEVER store any flammable materials in the inside of the device or in the immediate vicinity of
the device. Debris and leftover produced materials within the machine must to be removed to prevent
fire hazard.
Woodshop Dust Fire Safety Considerations*
Before processing materials, the user must verify whether harmful materials can be generated
and whether the filter equipment of the exhaust system is suitable for the harmful materials. We
emphasize that it is the responsibility of the user to consider the national and regional threshold
values for dust, fogs and gases when selecting the filters and the exhaust system.
(The values for the maximum workplace concentration must not be exceeded.)
Be mindful of large quantities of fuel in the form of wood and wood products, sawdust, and
flammable materials such as paints, oil finishes, adhesives, solvents, and liquid propane for
internal combustion engines.
Preventing the buildup of dust is one of the key means for controlling fire and explosion hazards.
The principal engineering control technology for control of dust is exhaust ventilation. The primary
work practice control is good housekeeping.
Dust collection is best accomplished at the source-at the point of operation of the equipment, if
feasible. For many pieces of equipment, well-designed ducts and vacuum hoods can collect most
of the dust generated before it even reaches the operator.
Very fine dust that manages to escape point-of-source collection can be captured from above by
general exhaust points located along the ceiling. These control technologies are effective for most
equipment, excepting machines that commonly produce the very finest dust or large quantities of dust.
*These guidelines come from the U.S. Department of Labor
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