In the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, it is often necessary to discharge raw ingredients that are harmful to health directly from bags into the closed production system. In this situation, protection for the operator is the priority.
Influenced by a growing awareness of health risks in the population, regulations for the manual handling of bulk materials are generally being tightened up. Increasingly, products are being classified as harmful to health that were previously considered not to be harmful.
Furthermore, however, it is also necessary to protect sensitive raw materials from adverse environmental effects. This includes hygroscopic substances, for example, or substances that react with oxygen or atmospheric humidity.
The manual bag discharge station can be used anywhere where the raw materials to be handled have “a pharmacological effect at low dose” or a “moderately toxic effect” (definition from DGUV* 213-083). The document specifies an OE band of 10 µg/m³ to 100 µg/m³. The hazard classification for these products is G 3a.
*German Social Accident Insurance
Key advantages
- Ergonomic discharge of substances harmful to health into closed systems
- Compliance with specified maximum allowable concentrations
- Suitable for use in zones with requirements for OEB 3
- Protection for operating personnel and product
- Preventing contamination
