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October 19, 2016

Taking the First Steps to Comply with NFPA 652

Understanding the first steps when dealing combustible dust is essential to properly adhering to NFPA 652. View the video here, to understan…

Combustible Dust Hazardous Dust Videos
October 17, 2016

Compliance for Food Manufacturers: The High Cost of Doing Nothing

Do you feel like there are so many new compliance regulations that you don’t even know where to start? The compliance landscape for the food…

Food Processing
October 12, 2016

Is Your Dust Combustible? Dust Testing Under NFPA 652

Have you tested your dust? If not, it’s time to get on that. Under the recently released NFPA 652: Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustib…

Combustible Dust
September 26, 2016

Engineering Controls and Housekeeping Practices to Reduce Silica Dust Levels

OSHA’s new silica dust rule sets very strict standards for exposure -- a limit of 50 micrograms of respirable crystalline silica per cubic m…

Hazardous Dust Health and Safety
September 19, 2016

Myth Busters: Certified Vacuums and NFPA Standards

Nilfisk’s Myth Buster series continues here with understanding Certified Vacuums and NFPA Standards. View the video here! _________________…

Hazardous Dust Health and Safety Videos
September 06, 2016

Why Employee Training Needs to Be Part of Your Housekeeping Program

How much time do you spend training your employees on how to properly implement your housekeeping program? Hopefully, your answer wasn’t…

Hazardous Dust Health and Safety
August 26, 2016

OSHA’s Silica Dust Rule: How Vacuum Filtration Helps You Protect Your Workers and Stay Compliant

OSHA’s new silica dust rule sets a very strict standard for workers’ exposure to silica dust. The new permissible exposure level (PEL) i…

Hazardous Dust Health and Safety Vacuum Filtration
August 24, 2016

Quick Facts About Electrical Fire Hazards

This article is Part 5 of our “Quick Facts About Fire Hazards” series. Check out the other posts on combustible dust, hot work, flammable an…

Health and Safety
August 19, 2016

Combustible Dust Laws in Canada (Updated)

Updated August 2016 Combustible dust isn’t just a U.S. problem! While OSHA removed a combustible dust standard from their regulatory agen…

Combustible Dust Hazardous Dust
August 19, 2016

Coffee Bean and Dust Collection with Class II, Division 2 Vacuum

Our newest cleaning challenge features the VHS 110, Class II, Division 2 vacuum collecting coffee beans and potentially combustible coffee d…

Combustible Dust Product Info Vacuum Filtration Videos
August 18, 2016

Silica Dust at a Glance: Answers to 7 FAQ About OSHA’s New Rule

Updated in April 2017, to reflect a 3-month delay in the enforcement of the rule for the construction industry. In March of this year, OS…

Hazardous Dust Health and Safety
August 17, 2016

Quick Facts About Equipment and Machinery Fire Hazards

This article is Part 4 of our “Quick Facts About Fire Hazards” series. Check out the other posts on combustible dust, hot work, and flammabl…

Health and Safety
August 12, 2016

Silica Dust Cleaning Challenge Video

It's time for another cleaning challenge. With the release of OSHA's silica dust standard, it is now more important than ever to properly co…

Hazardous Dust Vacuum Filtration Videos
August 10, 2016

Quick Facts About Liquid and Gas Fire Hazards

This article is Part 3 of our “Quick Facts About Fire Hazards” series. Check out the posts on combustible dust and hot work. And stay tuned…

Health and Safety
August 03, 2016

Quick Facts About Hot Work Fire Hazards

This article is Part 2 of our “Quick Facts About Fire Hazards” series. Check out the post on combustible dust. And stay tuned for posts on f…

Health and Safety
July 27, 2016

Quick Facts About Combustible Dust Fire Hazards

This article is Part 1 of our “Quick Facts About Fire Hazards” series. Stay tuned for posts on hot work, flammable liquids and gases, equipm…

Combustible Dust Health and Safety
July 20, 2016

Top 10 Industries That Violate OSHA’s Housekeeping Standard

As we mentioned in a previous blog, the penalties for OSHA violations will increase a whopping 78% on August 1. If you want to avoid cos…

Combustible Dust Hazardous Dust Health and Safety Metalworking / Powder Coating
July 19, 2016

Top 10 Most Cited OSHA Standards in Food Manufacturing

Come August 2, the maximum penalties for OSHA fines will go up in their first increase since 1990. The jump will not be small. To ma…

Food Processing Health and Safety
July 05, 2016

5 Major Causes of Industrial Fires and Explosions

Industrial fires and explosions cost companies and governments billions of dollars every year, not to mention the loss of life, which can’t…

Combustible Dust Hazardous Dust Health and Safety
June 14, 2016

7 Questions You Should Ask Before Selecting Your Industrial Vacuum Cleaner

Whether you manage a food processing facility, a pharmaceutical plant, or a metalworking shop, an industrial vacuum cleaner will help you st…

Health and Safety Product Info Vacuum Filtration
June 09, 2016

Certified HEPA Filtration…Why It’s Important to Industrial Processing

In a previous blog, we explored three ways vacuum filtration helps prevent food contamination in food processing facilities. Here we’ll look…

Combustible Dust Health and Safety Vacuum Filtration