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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEPA TYPE AND TRUE HEPA VACUUMS

High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) vacuums are in several applications because they can contain and eliminate even the most hazardous materials found on earth. However, there are significant differences between true HEPA filtration and standard HEPA filtration (also called HEPA type filtration). It’s important to know the main differences between the two before selecting the right… Read more »

2021 OSHA PEL RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA COMPLIANCE DEADLINE

OSHA’s PEL respirable crystalline silica compliance deadline was introduced on March 25, 2016, and enforced on June 23, 2018, for the maritime and general industries. The purpose of a standard surrounding permissible exposure limits is to hold business owners accountable. Medical surveillance is now required and offered to workers exposed to above the action level for 30 or more days. The action… Read more »

OSHA’S REQUIREMENTS ON HEPA NEGATIVE AIR MACHINES & NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOMS

In order to understand how negative pressure rooms use HEPA filtration to assist with airflow, it is important to know what a negative pressure room is. Negative pressure rooms use lower air pressure than your typical hospital room. With this lower air, it allows outside air to move into an environment already secluded from the overall hospital… Read more »