HEALTH & SAFETY
THE ULTIMATE DEVICE
EXTRACTABILITY
EDI CHANGES THE WAY WE MONITOR THE WORKPLACE
The HSE’s push on employee health and
safety is at the forefront of everyone’s minds
at the moment. Exposure to environmental
hazards in the workplace has been difficult
to monitor, but the ProtectoScan EDI from
Extractability will change that.
The solution begins with the right choice of
extraction. With extraction-based products,
dust and fumes can be captured safely and
removed from the breathing zone at source
before the operator, or those around them,
are put at risk. These solutions can range
from fixed and mobile vacuum filtration
systems, to dust extractors, extraction fans,
air filters, flexible hoses, extraction arms
and downdraft benches, all servicing the
requirements of any manufacturing and
fabrication facility.
THE FUTURE OF EXTRACTION
Now we can utilise new ‘smart’ technology
products that provide intelligent, data-driven
protection in the industrial workplace. A
case in point is the ProtectoScan EDI, the
latest environmental control solution from
Extractability. This indoor Environmental
Detection Instrument (EDI) measures and
records real-time data for dust particulate,
noise, temperature and humidity.
EDI also comes with an LED traffic light
display, alerting users to any notable issues,
providing instant feedback and a visual
representation of what is going on in the
workshop. Perhaps you’ve already taken
expensive steps to improve conditions but
are you confident the fume, dust or particle
extraction, installed in your factory, is even
being used?
Users can also benefit from EDI email
alerts when exposure limits are surpassed,
indicating extraction hasn’t been switched
on, and EDI can even switch these systems
on for you. All live data sits at the users’
fingertips via WiFi on the dedicated WebApp,
turning the EDI into the perfect solution,
monitoring and recording exposure levels
for every second of the day, 365 days a year
and interacting with devices and protection
solutions as necessary.
EMPLOYEE HEALTH
The continuous monitoring of the
environment in the workplace can contribute
significantly to protecting the health of
employees by enabling employers to take
appropriate measures.
With products like EDI, they can set up the
automatic integration of fans or similar
devices, which, with optional additional
accessories, EDI can control, thus removing
the fume and dust that together pose such a
problem in the workplace.
Extraction then is essential in helping
employers remove hazards from the
workplace, stay within the regulations,
and improve industry and health among
the workforce, creating a safe and clean
workplace environment for everyone.
Fume and dust exposure is most commonly
accompanied by symptoms such as muscle
ache, nausea, and fatigue.
Illnesses caused by, and associated with,
exposure to fume and gases can include, but
are not limited to: Pneumonia, occupational
asthma and even cancer.
For further information please visit
[email protected]
www.extractability.eu/protectoscan-edi
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