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Our CH in Melbourne has a haphazard orthotic room set-up which is bound to fail miserably on any OH&S assessment.

Can anyone point me in the direction of someone who could assist us in obtaining some adequate ventilation solutions (dust and fume extraction) and advise re best set-up solutions?

Thanks in advance

Sarah

 

Hi Sarah

I've been nerding it up again :rolleyes: and came across this Safety in Workshops information...it doesn't specifically relate to Orthotic Labs, but it lists some of the equipment used such as bench grinders and polishers...http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/policies/safety_in_workshops

And also there may be some useful info in the Occupational Health and Safety act...found on http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/LawAndPolicy/Acts/ohsact.htm :cool:

I hope that some of this is useful... I'm not sure where else to ask for help...perhaps the uni's may have more info on OH & S for orthotic labs? :confused:

Regards

Donna :)

 

Something else for you to keep in mind is that glue fumes are heavier than air so any ventilation system that attempts to pull the fumes from glueing up off a bench area (which most practices attempt to do) is very ineffective and inefficient. the best system i have seen was a large table with a grill in the middle raised about 2 mm and a vacumm flow running through it. amazing that you could be glueing and not smell a single fume

 

Yep, 'fume cabinets' for gluing. Sucking the air out from the back and down is good. I have worked in a few of these when making purses some years ago. (I went to Cordwainers...Podiatry was never mentioned. Damm) Wear a mask! Full PP&E Carole

 

OH and S

Send request to alan@arden.com.au who is working on nail dust and fumes in the beauty industry. A product recently released.
Also working on a model for podiatry rooms to reduce airborne dusts and fungal products. A prototype is currently being tested in situ.
Alan Mead

 

Physical and environmental hazards in the prosthetics and orthotics workshop: a pilot study.
Anderson S et al
Ind Health. 2017 Jun 8;55(3):285-292. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2016-0089.