Dust Assessment Checklist

• Site

• Date and Time of Inspection

  Date

• Safety Officer (Full Name)

• Location
  Address

Prevention

• Have the employees been trained on the hazards resulting from dusts and on the means of preventing dust?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are raw materials stored in closed systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is heaped up loose material covered with sheets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sacks containing dusty materials resealed after use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the storage areas for dusty materials marked and designed with adequate space for filling and removal processes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the storage vessels (e.g. silos, big bags, sacks) adequately protected against damage (e.g. by loading forks of forklifts)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the discharge heights at filling and discharging stations (e.g. belt transfer points) reduced to a minimum?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are wet processing methods used as far as possible instead of dry processing methods (e.g. when sawing, cutting or grinding)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can fast machining methods be replaced by slower methods?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the used dry bulk materials as coarse-grained as possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is unnecessary release of the solids avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all workers wearing appropriate PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ventilation

• Is the generation of dust minimised as a result of enclosure or extraction directly at the source of dust?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the location and number of sources of hazardous substances, the existing thermal flows and the individual movement of the hazardous substances been taken into account in the layout of the room ventilation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are interference factors (draughts, movement of employees and vehicles, blind spots, opening of doors/gates etc.) taken into account?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the spreading of dust to nearby work rooms avoided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the supply air delivered from non-contaminated areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the exhaust air, in particular if it is fed back into the work rooms, adequately cleaned?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the area complied with Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Disposal

• Have all means been exploited in order to prevent substances from being released?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are devices provided to collect material that is falling down or being released?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the collection device robust, easily accessible, simple to empty and to operate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the collection device be emptied in a dust-free manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is falling wet or paste-like material collected or contained and disposed of as quickly as possible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are granulates, pellets or tablets prevented from lying on the ground and being crushed by being stepped on?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are stored bagged materials protected by an impact protector?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can bags be emptied and compressed in a dust-free manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the employees and supervisors been trained on the dust-free disposal of wastes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Completion

• Overall Observations and Recommendations

• Safety Officer (Full Name and Signature)

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