Dry Ice Blasting for Combustible Dust Cleaning

Combustible dust cleaning with dry ice (CO₂) removes explosive airborne and surface dust particles from your facility to mitigate the risk of explosion, injuries and workplace safety violations.

Combustible dust is created from a wide variety of common manufacturing materials across many industries including food processing, pharmaceuticals, agricultural products, chemicals, wood and textile products, metal working, and more.

Material dusts that pose a risk of fire and explosion include sugars, flours and starches, grain, tobacco, plastics, wood, paper, pulp, rubber, pharmaceutical components, and other chemicals, dyes, coals, and metals.

Often a by-product of manufacturing processes, combustible dust can accumulate in ceilings, rafters and other hard-to-reach spaces, making cleaning a challenge.

How Dry Ice Blasting Works

Dry ice blasting effectively removes combustible dust without the disadvantages of hydroblasting, including clumping, clogging and the need for water reclamation and disposal.

The process uses CO₂ pellets that sublimate on contact, removing dirt, grime, other types of buildup and dust from areas where combustible dust accumulates.

Polar Clean’s compressed air powered, high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) explosion-proof (no moving parts, no electricity, fully grounded) vacuums leave surfaces clean and dry without the introduction of chemicals, debris or outside sources of combustion.

Dry Ice Blasting Benefits

• Water and chemical Free
• Non-conductive / certified explosion-proof vacuums
• Faster and more effective
• Reduced downtime
• Reduced waste disposal
• Reduced risk and liability
• Environmentally friendly
• Safe for food processing and pharmaceutical manufacturing

 

Where Combustible Dust Originates

 
 

Safety Equipment & Training

At Polar Clean, safety is our priority. We use highly trained team members certified for settings that include working at heights, in confined spaces and with the use of supplied air and other personal protective equipment. Our technicians are also trained in OSHA’s 10-Hour Safety, Aerial Lifts, First Aid and Combustible Dust Safety and Awareness, in addition to our proprietary dry ice blasting training.

What We Clean

Combustible dusts create a fire and explosion hazard, in addition to the risks of product contamination hazard and compliance violations. Inspections by insurance companies, OSHA, can result in citations, fines and significant business interruption.

Polar clean specializes in complex cleaning jobs in commercial and industrial facilities including combustible dust cleaning for equipment and areas that include:

• Beams, purlins, rafters, and other support members
• Ceiling trusses
• Conduit
• Ductwork: exteriors and interiors
• Exhaust hoods and associated ductwork
• Exposed plumbing
• Fire suppression systems
• Lighting
• Motor housings
• Production equipment
• Storage racks