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Dead End Pressure
With all the warm weather and outdoor activities around the house the past few weeks I had somewhat forgotten about a nice wasp nest that had been constructed in between the front door to our house and...
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One Air Nozzle Saves $960 per Year – How Many Nozzles Could You Use?
A cardboard manufacturing facility was using a 3/8” outside diameter (OD) open tube to blow scrap cardboard off a conveyor. This scrap cardboard would occasionally be blown inside the roller area at...
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Explanation of OSHA Standard 1910.242(b)
Open air lines and homemade blow offs violate OSHA standard 1910.242(b) because of harmful dead end pressures. In 1972, OSHA established Standard 29 CFR 1910.242(b) requiring that the outlet pressure...
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OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95 – Standard on Occupational Noise Exposure
Last week, the EXAIR Blog featured an article about the OSHA Standard 1910.242(b) – Reduction of Air Pressure below 30 psi for Cleaning Purposes. This week, we will review another OSHA standard that...
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Digital Sound Level Meter Identifies Harmful Noise in the Workplace
EXAIR offers the model 9104 Digital Sound Level Meter. It is an easy to use instrument for measuring and monitoring the sound level pressures in and around equipment and other manufacturing...
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Flat Super Air Nozzles – Quiet and Forceful and Adjustable
The 2″ Flat Super Air Nozzle is a very powerful yet quiet engineered nozzle. Operation at 80 PSIG of compressed air pressure yields a strong 1.38 lb. of force, at only 77 dBA of sound level. Compare...
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Small, Precise Blowoff at Your Fingertips
For many blowoff applications, stronger isn’t necessarily better. For applications and processes where a light, but effective blast of air is needed for cleaning and drying, the VariBlast Compact...
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OSHA At 35,000 Feet
Early one morning I was on a flight to the West coast to start up a system that I had designed and built for a large food producer. After the flight attendants had passed out our first beverage and...
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EXAIR Safety Air Gun Promotion
From August 1st to September 30th, 2018, EXAIR will be giving away a 1” Flat Super Air Nozzle with the purchase of any promotional VariBlast, Soft Grip, or Heavy Duty Safety Air Gun. EXAIR is...
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Safety Air Guns – Using Engineered Air Nozzles For High Performance
Inexpensive air guns can be picked up just about anywhere, and you generally get what you pay for. Most will be very noisy and waste lots of compressed air. And many will be unsafe, violating two of...
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Minimize Exposure to Hazards Using the Hierarchy of Controls
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) published a useful guide called “Hierarchy of Controls” that details (5) different types of control methods for exposure to occupational hazards while showing the...
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Flat Super Air Nozzles by EXAIR: A Wide-Range of Customizable Solutions
EXAIR’s Flat Super Air Nozzles have been blowing away the competition since 2003. EXAIR’s line of 1” and 2” Flat Super Air Nozzles are rugged, efficient, and ideal for applications that require a wide...
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EXAIR Digital Sound Level Meters Measure Noise Exposure Levels
Digital Sound Meter EXAIR offers the model 9104 Digital Sound Level Meter. It is an easy to use instrument for measuring and monitoring the sound level pressures in and around equipment and other...
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EXAIR and the Hierarchy of Controls
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) published a useful guide called “Hierarchy of Controls” that details (5) different types of control methods for exposure to occupational hazards while showing the...
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Dead Serious About Dead End Pressure and Chip Guarding – OSHA 1910.242(b)
Compressed air is a very versatile utility that can be used for applications in cooling products to cleaning off workspaces and products. That is where OSHA 1910.242(b) comes into play; this OSHA...
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What is Sound: The Correlation Between Sound Power and Sound Pressure
Sound, it is all around at every given point of the day. Whether it is from the music we listen to, the person talking to you, your cars engine, or the wind blowing through the leaves there is no...
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NIOSH Hierarchy of Controls
Last year I hosted a Webinar about the NIOSH Hierarchy of Controls and compressed air safety! You can watch that here on our website! The hierarchy of controls is a strategy that originates from NIOSH...
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OSHA Says Keep Compressed Air Use Safe and Quiet: EXAIR Does Just That
The Occupational Safety and Health Act was signed by Richard Nixon in 1970. Under the United Sates Department of Labor, shortly thereafter; OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
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