We have production equipment and a common hazardous waste incinerator facility at Haat. With all these equipment, how do we ensure safety to the environment as well as our workers, while producing incinerators, which by themselves ensure compliance to this important aspect?

We have grit blasting equipment, which essentially prepares the metal surface properly before applying a coat of paint. While using steel grits, some amount of metal dust is released. The ID fan provided, carries this dust which is captured in the interim by a bag house, before the clear air is released to the atmosphere. The dust thus collected is sent to the landfill.  The operator is equipped with a special grit blasting suit with dedicated air supply and the entire process is observed by a co-worker from a window outside the grit blasting room.

There is a paint booth which, of course, is designed to handle misty vapour. These are sucked out by a number of ID fans and during the process, filters provided around the entire booth, entrap the fine mist. The filters are replaced from time to time, when they become saturated. Thus only a clean air is released to the atmosphere.  The booth is also temperature controlled ensuring atmospheric humidity does not affect the incinerator painting process.

The common hazardous waste incineration facility has its own array of air pollution control equipment, the most important one being a couple of bag houses which capture the SPMs which are collected and sent to the landfill once a month.  The hazardous waste facility is designed for compliance to all the statutory limits of emission prescribed by the CPCB. It has an on-line CEMS connected to the regulatory authority`s server.  The workers are provided with necessary PPEs for their own safety and are subjected to regular health checks.

It is obvious, therefore, we PRACTICE what we PREACH!

No wonder, visitors to the factory admire some parts of the shop floor and our hazardous waste facility  as fit for being renamed as `dining areas`!