2015•Safety EngineeringOpen access

COMPARATIVE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS OF DUST PRODUCED BY WOOD PROCESSING MACHINES

Aca Božilov, Nenad Živković, Dušica Pešić, Nikola Mišić, Bojan Bijelić

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Industrial activities have to comply with protective measures. For this reason, it is essential to know the maximum allowable concentration of chemical hazards (gas, steam and dust) which can occur in the workplace. In wood industry, a large amount of wood dust is produced during the mechanical wood processing. Unless adequate measures for its removal are undertaken, there may be potential hazards for the workers’ health. The research has been carried out for purpose of determining the level of dust emission in different machines in wood processing workshops with no de-dusting system included, by measuring concentrations of wood dust produced during the processing of wooden material. Key words: wood processing, wood dust, concentration measuring

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Key concepts: Wood processing, Wood industry, Environmental science, Waste management, Pulp and paper industry, Materials processing, Engineering, Process engineering