RESPIRABLE SILICA DUST MONITOR
The tool you always knew you needed but
was outta reach until now.. A competent person tool that changes the game
was outta reach until now.. A competent person tool that changes the game
was outta reach until now.. A competent person tool that changes the gamewas outta reach until now.. A competent person tool that changes the gamewas outta reach until now.. A competent person tool that changes the game
Independence Safety & Industrial Hygiene, Leesburg, Virginia
corey@beatsilica.com and beatsilica@gmail.com
(703) 881-6187
From moon dust to anthropogenic dust
Aeons passing aeons, the elements of Earth and Light have conspired and danced
Harnassing the power of light, man can now tame the ancient, crustal, ubiquitous quartz
Fugitive Dust Detection
A programmable alarm
Real-time output
Program a correction factor
The Right Sensor, Used Right
The interaction of light & dust:
Refractive Index, Particle Diameter & Shape, and Composition
Calibrating the Dylos
Calibration is necessary to effectively use the data and alarm settings
Awesome Results
Recommend calibration by a professional Industrial Hygienists
The Dylos Silica
Indicative Monitoring
"The process of receiving spatial-temporal data of particulate concentrations in real-time that can indicate a condition exists that requires some kind of action or no action at all, the difference between the choices being significant enough that a positive benefit is received by the correct decision being made and a negative consequence for the wrong decision" - Corey Bender
To Purchase a Dylos Silica
Call or email to discuss your needs. I can provide calibration services
(703) 881-6187
Great Side-by-Side Results
The NIOSH 0600/Dylos PM10 correction factor compared to %Q
Side-by-Side samples during chipping operations over 2 different industries, 3 different locations, 6 different days over 5 months, with 2 different Dylos monitors: Regardless of %Quartz (Range 10%-%30) the Dylos PM10 overestimated the total respirable dust (NIOSH 0600) in general by a CF of 0.4 (Range 0.3-0.53)
Another way to look at the Dylos Silica Performance
Now look at the Dylos Silica PM2.5 and its CF with RCS
We've already seen that the Dylos Silica gives a solid, stable and accurate estimate of total respirable dust concentration regardless of silica%. It makes sense that the CF for the PM2.5 compared to the respirable silica result (NIOSH 7500) will change as %Quartz changes. The CF goes up as the %Quartz increases.