Stofvrijwerken team, TNO
TNO dust-free tool and systems solutions for tiles
TNO have created a database for dust-free tools and system solutions for a range of materials. Here we link their listed selection for tiles. For…
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Netherlands
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Manufacturing, Construction
Stofvrijwerken team, TNO
TNO dust-free tool and systems solutions for parquet
TNO have created a database for dust-free tools and system solutions for a range of materials. Here we link their listed selection for parquet. For…
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Netherlands
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Manufacturing, Construction
Stofvrijwerken team, TNO
TNO dust-free tool and systems solutions for concrete/stone
TNO have created a database for dust-free tools and system solutions for a range of materials. Here we link their listed selection for concrete/stone. For…
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Netherlands
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Manufacturing, Construction
Reinhold Rühl, Retired, formerly head of the hazardous materials department at BG BAU
Reducing respirable crystalline silica dust effectively
Dust in the workplace is often viewed as a painful reality, whether it is the dust in the office, the dust in the quarry, in…
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Germany
Construction
SUBSPORTplus Team
Use of natural materials in vertical sidings
Several natural materials are used as alternatives to cement in vertical sidings. Commercial cement may contain hazardous substances as crystalline silica dust (carcinogen and endocrine…
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Construction
SUBSPORTplus Team, Cold Jet
Façade cleaning using dry ice blasting for monument restoration in Prague
The restoration of well-known historic monuments in Prague included façade cleaning using dry ice blasting. Technical experts, architects and historians were pleased with the results…
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Czechia
Construction
SUBSPORTplus Team, ECOsmarte and GlassPack Filter
Glass-pack filter as alternative to sand and zeolite filters for water treatment
Filter packs made from crushed recycled glass can replace filters made of crystalline silica containing materials such as sand or zeolites. The producer recommends the…
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Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Construction
Berufsgenossenschaft Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie (BG RCI) and Institut für Arbeitsschutz der DGUV (IFA)
GDA Hazardous Substance Check (GDA Gefahrstoff-Check)
The GDA Hazardous Substance Check is a service available to all parties involved in occupational health and safety within a company. Its aim is to…
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Germany
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Mining and quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, Construction, Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, Transportation and storage, Professional, scientific and technical activities, Education, Other service activities, Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use
, Brilliant ideas
Brilliant ideas’ pole drilling and filling system
Setting and problem Marking, drilling and filling holes in ceilings causes many occupational safety hazards for construction workers. It causes a repetitive strain on the…
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United Kingdom
Manufacturing, Other service activities
, British Occupational Hygiene Society
Breathe Freely at Work
Breathe Freely is a British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) initiative that focuses on mitigating occupational lung diseases. These conditions lead to severe health impairments and…
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United Kingdom
Manufacturing, Construction, Professional, scientific and technical activities, Other service activities
Construction Dust Partnership, Construction Dust Partnership
The Construction Dust Partnership
The Construction Dust Partnership (CDP) is an industry collaboration from Great Britain directly involving many organizations, including the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The aim…
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United Kingdom
Construction
Florence Lumen (NEPSI secretariat), NEPSI
Nepsi good practice guide
NEPSI is the acronym for the ‘ European Network for Silica’ formed by the Employee and Employer European sectoral associations. They have signed the Social…
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Europe
Mining and quarrying, Construction
Time to clear the air
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from Great Britain plays the role of national regulator and catalyst when it comes to preventing death, injuries and…
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United Kingdom
Construction
Cumela, Cumela
Toolboxes for working with dust - CUMELA
CUMELA Netherlands is a branch organization for entrepreneurs working in the agricultural or infrastructural sector. In cooperation with the Dutch Lung Alliance (LAN) and the…
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The Netherlands
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Jasmeen Daji, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Silica mini-case studies
United Kingdom
Mining and quarrying, Construction
Jasmeen Daji, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Taking action to control silica dust exposure
United Kingdom
Transportation and storage
Anjoeka Pronk, TNO
Reducing quartz exposure in the construction industry
Occupational hygienist Erik van Deurssen has developed a multidimensional intervention to reduce quartz exposure in the construction industry. The goal of this intervention is to…
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The Netherlands
Construction
SLIC CHEMEX Working Group, SLIC - Senior Labour Inspectors Committee
Respirable Crystalline Silica on Construction Sites
The European Commission’s Senior Labour Inspectors’ Committee (SLIC) launched its Guidance for National Labour Inspectors on Thursday 27 October 2016 in The Hague, the Netherlands.…
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Europe
Construction
Inspectorate SZW, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
The Dangers of Silica Dust
Silica is found in many resources used in construction. In and of itself, that is not a problem, until you wish to drill, mill, saw,…
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The Netherlands
Construction
Wouter Fransman, TNO
Dust-free working
Fine particulate matter is harmful to health, particularly when it contains carcinogens like respirable crystalline silica (RCS), hardwood, chromium and nickel. Workers coming into contact…
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The Netherlands
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Manufacturing, Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, Construction
