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    This document provides safety guidelines for sandblasting operations. It outlines precautions that must be taken to protect workers from toxic materials like silica dust and noise exposure. Required protective equipment includes supplied-air respirators meeting CSA standards, coveralls, work gloves, and safety footwear. Operators must contain abrasive materials and control the sandblast nozzle remotely. Confined space entry rules apply for indoor sandblasting. Following these guidelines can reduce risks to worker health and safety.

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    This document provides safety guidelines for sandblasting operations. It outlines precautions that must be taken to protect workers from toxic materials like silica dust and noise exposure. Required protective equipment includes supplied-air respirators meeting CSA standards, coveralls, work gloves, and safety footwear. Operators must contain abrasive materials and control the sandblast nozzle remotely. Confined space entry rules apply for indoor sandblasting. Following these guidelines can reduce risks to worker health and safety.

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    This document provides safety guidelines for sandblasting operations. It outlines precautions that must be taken to protect workers from toxic materials like silica dust and noise exposure. Required protective equipment includes supplied-air respirators meeting CSA standards, coveralls, work gloves, and safety footwear. Operators must contain abrasive materials and control the sandblast nozzle remotely. Confined space entry rules apply for indoor sandblasting. Following these guidelines can reduce risks to worker health and safety.

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    Safe Sandblast Cleaning

    Bulletin 153
    April 1999

    Sandblasting equipment is used extensively throughout the province for the purpose of cleaning
    or preparing a variety of surfaces, using various types of abrasive materials. Workers who
    perform the sandblasting operation can be exposed to toxic materials, such as lead or zinc, while
    removing existing coatings from material surfaces. They are also exposed to hazards from the
    sandblasting agent, usually silica sand, therefore there are a number of safety precautions that
    must be undertaken by blast operators and other crew personnel:

    Workers who are exposed to dusts containing


    silica are required to comply with Manitoba
    Regulation 100/88R Respecting Fibrosis and
    Silicosis.

    Sandblasting operations are noisy and where


    exposure to noise levels exceeds 80 dBA the
    employer and employees are to comply with
    the requirements of Manitoba Regulation
    227/94 Respecting Hearing Conservation and
    Noise Control.

    Supplied-air hood respirators (NlOSH-


    approved, type C-1 9C,) operated on
    continuousflow mode, or a self-contained
    breathing apparatus in pressure-demand mode,
    are required. Respiratory protection at
    workplaces in Manitoba must meet the
    requirements of CSA Standard Z94.4
    "Selection, Use and Care of Respirators."

    The air supplied to the approved respirator must be free from contaminants. If an oil-lubricated
    compressor is used, air shall be supplied in accordance with CSA Standard Z180.1 "Compressed
    Breathing Air" or in accordance with equally rigorous standards.

    NIOSH-approved air lines and subassemblies must be used to deliver contaminant-free air
    to the user. NIOSH approvals are invalidated if an air line or subassembly has been replaced with
    any other than the respirator manufacturer's.

    Sandblast operators must wear an air-supplied hood that protects the head, neck and shoulders.
    This equipment must be inspected on a regular basis.
    Bulletin 153 Page 2

    Operators must only remove their supplied air


    breathing equipment when they are well away
    from the work location as silica dust and other
    contaminants can remain suspended in air for
    long periods of time.

    Coveralls that provide suitable protection from


    rebounding abrasives are a necessity.

    Work gloves must protect the full forearm.

    Operators must wear Grade 1, CSA approved


    safety footwear.

    If an electrostatically conductive blast hose is


    not available the blast nozzle must be Sandblasting nozzles must be equipped with a
    grounded. remote control (deadman) switch that allows
    the operator to control the sandblast at the
    Sandblasting operations shall be carried out so nozzle.
    that the abrasive materials and other particulate
    materials are contained, and pose no hazards to When sandblasting is to be conducted in a
    workers or the public. confined area the employer must comply with
    requirements of the publication Guidelines for
    The sandblast pot must be grounded at all Confined Entry Work as produced by
    times. Manitoba Labour Workplace Safety and Health
    Branch.
    The sandblast pot must be provided with a
    safety shut down and the sandblast pot must be By following these simple guidelines risks to
    shut off while being filled with abrasives. your safety, health and welfare, at work, can be
    reduced.
    The operator must blow out all air lines and
    hoses. The entire sandblasting unit must be
    carefully examined for defects before any work
    commences.

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