FRP DUST MITIGATION THROUGH ENGINEERING CONTROL MEASURES

Industrial Safety Engineering

The aim of the project is to carry out a study and design on FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) dust, making a risk assessment, tooling, designing and recommend actions to eliminate or minimize the effect of FRP inside the industries. FRPs generate abrasive and electrically conductive dust particles that can furthermore cause explosive dust. FRPs generate abrasive and electrically conductive dust particles that can furthermore cause explosive dust-air mixtures in the enclosed workspace of the machine tool. In order to protect the machine operator and the machine tool, powerful extraction systems (engine power > 5 kW) are usually installed and operated with a constant flow rate, resulting in a significant increase of the machine tool’s overall energy requirement. This paper introduces a novel approach for a demand-oriented control of the flow rate to increase the energy efficiency of dust extraction systems. The objective of this project is that to control the FRP flow rate in the industries. This project deals with the evaluation of the potential hazards related to the mankind. This project also deals with the hazardous management of the FRP dust. Recommendations shall be made to eliminate or control it for all the hazards identified during the hazard assessment. The recommendations should include the specific actions required to correct the problem.

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