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We do a lot of work laying kerbs and the operatives are always complaining about the water unit connections clogging up when they have a lot of kerbs to do. Is it acceptable to use other means to suppress dust such as a hose pipe or if you have any other suggestions. They have suggested a bucket but I thought at least a hose pipe is continuous flow.
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If there are significant amounts of cutting, you should of course consider bringing this into a machine shop environment. Stihl saws are a HAVS risk.
Operatives do tend to moan about suppression kit, and the excuses for not using it are endless. The kit that delivers water at the point of cut is by far the most effective, but does need effective maintenance.
Bear in mind too that the operatives also require to be face-fit tested and wear appropriate RPE. Silica is still respirable when water suppression is used, suspended in respirable water droplets.
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Thanks Ron, the operatives all have FFP3 masks and are face fitted.
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I think at this point, it is a non starter taking kerbs to a a machine shop for cutting, I would presume that there is not a substantial amount of cutting, as long as the suppression is sufficient, and as Ron says they are wearing the correct compliment of PPE, and HAV exposure is controlled. I don't think anyone would have a problem
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