Safety Information
Listed below you will find information on Safety Articles, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), Safety Checklists, Regulatory References and Certifications pertaining to the abrasive blasting industry.
Abrasive Blast Facilities
• Picking the Right Ventilation Rate for Abrasive Blast Facilities.pdf
Grade-D Breathing Air Simplified
• Breathing Air Quality in an Abrasive Blasting Context.pdf
Hearing Protection Ratings
• Noise Reduction Rating for Clemco Apollo Supplied-Air Respirators.pdf
• How to Determine Level of Hearing Protection When Using Apollo Series Supplied-Air Respirators.pdf
Personal Protective Equipment
• Identifying Potential Inhalation and Hearing Hazards in Abrasive Blasting Operations.pdf
• The Use of Personal Protective Equipment and the Regulations Affecting Safe Abrasive Blasting.pdf
Simulated Workplace Protection Factor Study
• Clemco Industries Type-CE Supplied-Air Respirators.pdf
Calibration Check Gas
• Calibration Check Gas SDS.pdf
Carbon Monoxide (5PPM to 10%) in Air
• Part# 22865: Calibration Check Gas SDS.pdf
• Part# 25573: Calibration Check Gas SDS.pdf
• Part# 03598: Calibration Check Gas SDS.pdf
Oxygen in Nitrogen
• Part# 11132: Calibration Check Gas SDS.pdf
Respiratory Safety
• Industrial Hygiene Study Using Clemco’s Wetblast Injection System.pdf
• Understanding the New OSHA Silica Standard.pdf
Supplied-Air Respirators
• OSHA’s Interpretation of Using Respirators when Wet or Vapor Blasting.pdf
• Use of Counterfeit Respirator Parts: Violates OSHA Standards.pdf
• Use of Counterfeit Respirator Parts: Voids NIOSH Approval.pdf
California Proposition 65 Safe Harbor Exemptions
• No Warning Required for Clemco’s Air-Hose Quick Disconnect and Vinyl-Covered Blast Cabinet Gloves.pdf
Eye and Face Protection Certification
• Eye and Face Protection Certification Apollo 600.pdf
• Eye and Face Protection Certification Apollo 20.pdf
Hard Hat Certification
• Hard Hat Certification Apollo 600.pdf
Noise Reduction Rating Certification
• Noise Reduction Rating Apollo 20.pdf
• Noise Reduction Rating Apollo 600.pdf
• Noise Reduction Rating Apollo 600 Web Suspension.pdf
Simulated Workplace Protection Factor Study
• Clemco Industries Type-CE Supplied-Air Respirators.pdf
Abrasive blasting (formerly known as sandblasting) also is called grit blasting, bead blasting, media blasting, soda blasting, dry blasting, sponge blasting, shot blasting, and shot peening. However, sand should never be used when abrasive blasting because breathing abrasive containing crystalline (free) silica can lead to serious or fatal lung disease.