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The Clothes Cleaning
Booth and System is a quick
and effective way to clean a
worker’s dirty work clothes
without exposing the worker,
co-workers, or the work
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A US Bureau of Mines report has documented a 10-fold
increase in a worker’s dust exposure due to dusty work
clothes. It was found that once clothes become
contaminated,
they are a constant source of respirable dust until
cleaned. Taking these dusty clothes home to be cleaned
also exposes the person washing these clothes to unsafe
levels of respirable dust.
To address this problem a worker with dusty clothes can
step into a specially designed clothes
cleaning air shower
and within 20 seconds, have almost all of that dust
removed from his/her clothing, This eliminates exposure
to this
dust hazard.
In
other applications, industrial dust collectors and
industrial vacuum systems are an excellent way to
maintain the cleanliness within a plant and the area
where workers keep their work clothes.
Developed to comply with all applicable federal
regulations, the air shower utilizes compressed air
exiting a manifold of nozzles and air blast to clean a
workers’ clothing in 20 seconds.
The
only other approved* method to perform clothes cleaning
in industry is to have workers use industrial vacuum
systems or industrial dust collectors. This method is
difficult and time consuming and, in most instances, not
very effective. The use of a single compressed air blast
hose is preferred by most workers but is strictly
prohibited by law and usually creates a significant dust
cloud in the work environment.
Some
of applications for use:
- Industrial
Minerals Processing
- Silica
Processing
- Lead
Recycling
- Metal
Refining
- Powder
Coating Processes
- Copper
Smelting Operations and Plants
- Mineral
Mining Operations
- Paper
Manufacturing and Processing
- Coal Mining
and Processing Plants
- Fiberglass
Boat Manufacturing & Repair
- Healthcare
Industries
- Quarries
- Cement
Processing Plants
- Wood Working
Companies
- Textile
Plants
- Construction
Sites
- Auto
Repair Shops
- and Many,
Many More!
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Examples of Possible Configuration of
Exhaust:
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VENT TO ATMOSPHERE: in many
applications, i.e. quarries, it may
not be necessary to collect the
dust. Venting it back to atmosphere
may be sufficient.
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EXHAUST TO EXISTING DUST COLLECTION
SYSTEM: The typical in-plant
installation will require at least
2000 CFM of excess capacity in the
existing dust collection system,
i.e. bag house.
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DEDICATED DUST COLLECTION: The use
of our optional industrial dust collectors that would be dedicated to
the Clothes Cleaning System™. If the
quantity of dust to be collected is
small a
pleated filter.
Penum may suffice.
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Clothes Cleaning Booth.
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240 or 400 Gallon Air Tank.
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Booth, Blower and Tank are available Skid
Mounted for quick repositioning of the
system.
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Compressed Air Source.
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2000 cfm Blower Vented to Atmosphere or
Industrial Dust
Collectors.
- All standard
voltages available, (230V 1 &3 ph, 460V 3
ph, 575V 3 ph, 60 & 50 Hz) Specify Size.
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Can be fitted into your present operation
or sold as a complete Cleaning System.
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SK Bowling, Inc. is a “Made in the USA”, Manufacturer of Custom Designed and Engineered Spray Booths and
Ventilation Systems. |
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MADE IN THE USA |
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The Clothes Cleaning Booth was
developed through a cooperative research effort
between the NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health) and Unimin Corporation, an
industrial minerals mining company. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health
and Human Services. More details of this project
and a video are at their website. (www.cdc.gov/niosh)
(*MSHA Approval Pending) |
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SPECIFICATIONS:
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Booth Dimensions 42”1/2 x 52 1/2” x
96” outside Total footprint depends
upon dust collection needs.
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42” x 48” x 84” inside. Open Grating
Floor.
Door Window, Light fixture,
Electrical Control Wiring, Control
Panel, Safety Valves, Actuators,
Timers, Air Spray Manifold, and
Operating Instructions are included.
Air Reservoir Tank and Blower are
also included.
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Self-Contained Industrial Dust Collectors and Air Compressors are also
available for stand-alone units.
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PERFORMANCE:
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The Clothes Cleaning Booth
discharges 125 cubic feet of air in
18 seconds at <29 psi each cleaning
cycle.
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A 240 gallon Air Reservoir Tank at 100 psi
holds enough air to complete one
cycle. Recharge time depends upon
the plant air system capacity. The
air tank also serves as an
accumulator to dampen the effects of
discharging this high volume of air
on the plant system.
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The time it takes one worker to exit
the booth and the next worker to
enter and start the process will
determine the wait time (if any)
until the next cycle starts.
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The air blast needs to be relatively clean
coming out of the nozzles.
Therefore, if using existing ‘plant
air, it may be necessary to add
filtration and a dryer to the
system.
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