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BIS Australia Version 1.0
Product Information
BIS Australia Reducing your environmental footprint
Soil Stabilizers
Dust Suppression
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents .............................................. 1 Introduction ....................................................... 2 Why reduce your environmental footprint? ...... 3 Airborne dust and health effects ....................... 4 Dust hazards in mining ..................................... 5 The hazards of dust on site ............................... 6 The benefits of dust suppression ....................... 7 Soil stabilizer .................................................... 8 The benefits of dust suppression ....................... 9
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Introduction
BIS Australia is a 100% Australian owned company specialising in products that reduce your environmental footprint from nano coatings for the reduction of wear and maintenance costs, corrosion protection, increasing uv absorption for solar panels, to marine and acid barriers. Highly concentrated chemical sachets for the reduction of plastic from the supply chain through to soil stabilizers and bespoke chemical formulas across an extensive range of industries. As the public awareness grows around the scale of the issue our products become more relevant to our customers and are a considerable contributor to their Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility targets.
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Why reduce your environmental footprint?
Sustainability is a growing requirement from governments, suppliers and customers. Here is how
you can start making your facilities more sustainable and reduce your environmental footprint.
It can hardly come as a surprise that global warming will be one of the main sustainability
challenges for the coming century. As a response, public institutions and governments create
regulations to cut carbon emissions and stimulate business towards higher sustainability
efficiency. The ones, who manage to use their resources effectively will gain an advantage.
Contrary, businesses with inefficient operations that emit the most carbon, use the most water,
consume the most electric power and value short term monetary gains over brand reputation will
increasingly face difficulties - very costly difficulties.
Green is competitive
Sustainability presents a number of opportunities for core organizations and facility management
providers to improve brand reputation and the overall competitiveness of the business. Overall,
companies and their facility management providers that invest in sustainable technologies will
have an advantage. These companies will be able to offer their customers ways to reduce their
impact on the environment, save resources and reduce costs. Reducing costs and improving
efficiency is not the only benefit of minimizing the environmental footprint. For many
organizations, the sustainable workplace will be a tool to attract talents who are becoming more
focused on their values and wish to contribute to the world.
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Airborne dust and health effects Dust is a common air pollutant, particularly in parts of the world with dry land. Periods of severe and widespread drought can increase the likelihood of airborne dust and major dust storms, particularly during the summer months. Airborne dust reduces air quality and visibility, and may have adverse effects on health, particularly for people who already have breathing-related problems. Dust particles vary in size from coarse (non-inhalable), to fine (inhalable), to very fine (respirable). Coarse dust particles generally only reach as far as the inside of the nose, mouth or throat. However, smaller or fine particles can get much deeper into the sensitive regions of the respiratory tract and lungs. These smaller dust particles have a greater potential to cause serious harm to your health. Commonly, particles in airborne dust tend to be coarse or non-respirable and do not pose a serious health threat to the general public. However, people with respiratory conditions, such as asthma and emphysema, may experience difficulties.
Exposure and health effects The most common symptoms experienced during a dust storm are irritation to the eyes and upper airways. People who may be most vulnerable are:
➢ Infants and young children ➢ The elderly ➢ People with respiratory conditions, such as asthma, bronchitis and emphysema ➢ People with heart disease.
For these people, exposure to airborne dust may:
➢ Trigger allergic reactions and asthma attacks ➢ Cause serious breathing-related problems ➢ Contribute to cardiovascular or heart disease ➢ Contribute to reduced life span. ➢ Prolonged exposure to airborne dust can lead to chronic breathing and lung problems, and
possibly heart disease.
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Dust hazards in mining Mining, maintenance or processing activities can result in the release of dust particles into the air. Exposure to dust in mining and quarrying continues to be a major risk to the health of workers. Breathing in dust, such as coal dust, silica dust and other finely powdered materials, can damage the lungs and airways. The risk to health varies depending on the size and nature of the dust particles. Exposure to dust can cause irritation to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract, and prolonged exposure can lead to a range of serious lung diseases including silicosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. Note: Read about the current review of pneumoconiosis screening and dust monitoring reporting requirements.
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THE HAZARDS OF DUST ON SITE
➢ Allergic reactions and asthma attacks
➢ Chronic breathing and lung problems, and possibly heart disease.
➢ Eye irritation
➢ Reduce visibility for operators and ground staff
➢ Increases maintenance costs
➢ Environmental impact
➢ Negative public image
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THE BENEFITS OF DUST
SUPPRESSION
➢ Enhances safety
➢ Increases visibility at the workplace
➢ Reduces the environmental impact
➢ Reduces site maintenance and cleaning costs
➢ Reduces equipment wear hence saving money
➢ A healthier workplace helps boost employees' morale and health
➢ Reduces waste of valuable materials
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SOIL
STABILIZER
➢ Soil stabilizer – used on roading, airstrips, yards, carparks, civil sites and industrial
developments
➢ Eliminates the requirement for dust suppression
➢ Enormous reduction in water usage
➢ Eliminates the need for water trucks
➢ Reduces labour
➢ Drastically reduces maintenance costs
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THE BENEFITS OF DUST SUPPRESSION
➢ Used on roading, airstrips, yards, carparks, civil sites and industrial developments
➢ Reapply every 5 – 10 years
➢ Diluted 7:1
➢ 5 hour cure
➢ Application via drop feed water truck
➢ Best application is prior to install at completion on slab or roading
➢ APO Free (No nononylphenoletoxylate)
