JetBlack helps break dangerous bad habits

They say that in order break bad habits something positive must be put in their place. So it was at the Whitwell Works of Steetley Dolomite who quarries and produces magnesium limestone products for the steel, refractory and agricultural industries.

The processing of the limestone to produce these products results in the creation of a lot of dust which gets deposited on the overalls of workers. To de-dust themselves, although advised frequently not to because of the very real danger that it poses, many of the staff used to clean their overalls down with compressed air.

Thankfully that situation has now changed. This has come about since John Collins had a blower powered 'JetBlack' personnel cleaning unit installed on trial. The trial proved so successful because of its safety and ease of use that a second unit has been installed.

“Everyone is really pleased with the ACI JetBlack”, said John Collins, Steetley Dolomite's senior electro technician. “It cleans down effectively and is safe. It eliminates all the health hazard risks present when using compressed air. By providing the JetBlack as an alternative we have broken the bad practice of using compressed air for cleaning down.”