Dustlight Software: How real-time dust monitoring changes the way companies protect workers
A portable dust meter plays a central role in real-time dust monitoring, making A-dust visible and enabling immediate response to changing exposure levels. However, real-time dust monitoring alone is not sufficient to ensure the long-term protection of employees. In order to reliably assess exposure, document compliance with limit values, and reduce the administrative burden on SiFa managers, dust measurements must be recorded in meaningful [...]
The new Web app is available
We are pleased to introduce the new Dustlight Web app - now with enhanced features to make your decisions even faster and smarter. The new Web app, in combination with the smartphone app, gives you anytime, anywhere access to powerful analytical tools to help you better monitor and manage the air quality in your workplaces. [...]
TWA & STEL: What HSE managers need to know about dust exposure
Understanding the Time-Weighted Average (TWA) and Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL) is critical for anyone responsible for protecting employees from hazardous dust exposure. These metrics provide a clear, quantifiable representation of actual dust exposure - whether continuous over an entire shift (TWA) or in the form of short-term, intense exposure periods [...]
Robust measurement technology for respireable dusts
The current state of the art basically distinguishes between two methods of measuring the particle content of air: the gravimetric and the optical method. Gravimetric particle measurement is based on a very fine filter fabric through which a precisely defined air flow is drawn over a defined period of time using a pump. The dust particles remain trapped in the filter fabric. After collection, the filter is [...]
Application and substance-specific measurement algorithms for Dustlight
Specific configurations are created in collaboration with the The optical measuring principle of Dustlight is based on laser scattering. A photodiode detects light incident on it due to the interaction of particles and light, and Dustlight converts this signal into particle size and particle count in real time. However, an assumption of the density of the particles is required to calculate the particle concentration. As [...]
Update of TRGS 900 (June 24)
The TRGS900 occupational exposure limit values In order to ensure the safety and health of employees, occupational health and safety in Germany is regulated and structured by numerous laws and ordinances. The Occupational Health and Safety Act (ArbSchG) lays down the basic obligations of the employer, the rights and obligations of employees and the monitoring of occupational health and safety in all areas of activity. This law is supplemented by various [...]