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Posted on: 16 February 2016

If your industrial production plant has been in operation for several decades and has never had a thorough ventilation cleaning, you may want to have some specialists come and clean the vents out now. Since numerous toxic substances were once used both as insulation and as manufacturing products, you may have all of these things in the vent system and not know it. (A clear sign that this is a problem would be that several of your employees are frequently sick with breathing illnesses.) Here is what the specialists may find in your plant's old vents and what steps you can take to make the air in your plant less toxic.

Byproducts of Manufacturing

Byproducts of manufacturing and industrial work can end up in the ventilation system and then redistribute to other parts of the plant. These byproducts include (but are not limited to) bits of industrial adhesives (some of which can cause cancer), metal shavings, paint scrapings, sawdust and industrial cleaning chemicals . While you can prevent some of these byproducts from making their way into every area of the plant by installing closed-off ventilation systems for each area or section of the plant, you will still need to clean the vents out regularly.

Asbestos

Asbestos is still a major issue in old factories and ventilation systems. If and when you hire specialists to come clean out the vents, loose asbestos fibers and powder can be suctioned out. The specialists can send the contents of everything they clean out of the vents to laboratories to test and look for asbestos. If asbestos is discovered, then you may need to hire asbestos removal specialists to find the exact locations of the remaining amounts of this very dangerous substance. Part or all of the plant may need to close down until the source of the asbestos is found and cleared out. If your plant has separate ventiliation systems for each section or area of the plant, then each section may have to shut down until the specialists find the asbestos or mark an area "clear" of this cancer-causing substance.

More Steps to Take to Cleaner, Healthier Air in Your Plant

Installing clean air systems can help maintain the ventilation system your plant currently has. These special filters and "scrubbers" remove many of the byproducts of manufacturing and industrial production by preventing things from floating freely through the vents and settling wherever they are blown out. After asbestos remediation, clean air systems can also help trap any smaller grains or tiny fibers of this stuff and hold it in the filters so that it cannot be blown into the breathable air that is pumped into the workspace.