Workplace air quality and industrial filtration, an essential synergy for healthy environments.

When it comes to air quality in industrial workplaces, the World Health Organization has drawn up detailed internationally valid guidelines that put the basis for identifying the various pollutants that have demonstrated significant effects on human health, which can be eliminated through industrial filtration systems.

Major pollutants:

  • Benzene
  • Nitrogen dioxide
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (especially benzo[a]pyrene)
  • Naphthalene
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Radon
  • Trichloroethylene

In Italy, the quality of air in workplaces is regulated by Legislative Decree 81/2008, which requires that workplaces comply with specific requirements, including those related to air ventilation and filtration systems in industrial environments, here is an excerpt:

In enclosed workplaces, it is necessary to ensure that taking into account the methods of work and the physical exertion to which workers are subjected, they have healthy air in sufficient quantities also obtained with ventilation systems.

If an aeration system is used, it must be kept in working order at all times. Any failure must be reported by a control system when necessary to safeguard the health of workers.

The facilities themselves must be periodically inspected, maintained, cleaned and sanitized to protect the health of workers.

Any sediment or dirt that could pose an immediate health hazard to workers due to pollution of the air they breathe must be removed quickly.

Air quality: a prerogative in every industrial environment

Indoor air quality is considered acceptable when it does not contain pollutants in harmful concentrations, as determined by the relevant authorities.

Essential to satisfy the majority of those exposed: 80 percent or more of those present must not express dissatisfaction with air quality, to this end industrial filtration systems play a crucial role.

Indeed, in legislative terms, air quality contributes on a par with other factors (noise, brightness…) to making a workplace comfortable for workers. Ensuring a healthy environment is therefore a prerogative for ensuring the well-being of workers.

Air, if not properly monitored, can create conditions that hinder daily activities and even to the point of negatively affecting the productivity of the entire industrial system.

The effectiveness of air filtration in industrial environments

Industrial air filtration systems have the main purpose of purifying the air inside industrial environments, reducing the concentration of particles (PM10, PM2.5, PM1) usually generated by production departments.

The installation of air filtration systems for industrial use leads to better air quality in workplaces and industrial areas as well as improved safety measures in the workplace, thus improving working conditions for employees in the industry.

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