Prevention instead of emission

Encapsulation of a screening plant withTrellex
Encapsulation of a screening plant withTrellex

Screening machines, trough conveyors, chutes and other plant parts have always been the main sources of noise and dust in mining and mineral processing. According to an investigation carried out in 1998 on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Commerce as regards safety aspects and health protection in mining it was found that there was still a considerable need of information at the companies as regards topics of industrial safety. This also covered necessary measures for noise abatement and dust
protection (download under www.isg-institut.de). Furthermore, through its committee of experts ”Rock...

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