South & City College Birmingham – Construction Workshop Dust & Silica Control for Educational Facilities

Flexible Dust Control System Enhances Safety in Construction Education Environments

Challenge:

South & City College Birmingham’s construction department required effective dust and silica control to protect over 20,000 students and teaching staff during hands-on construction training. Dust generation occurred from multiple sources including bricklaying activities, material transportation, project demolitions, and cleanup operations. The college needed a solution that would maintain safe air quality during both regular teaching sessions and intensive dusty operations without interfering with the learning environment.

Location Birmingham, United Kingdom (with additional installation at HM Prison Winson Green)
Customer South & City College Birmingham
Sector Education & Training / Construction Education

The Mist-air Solution:

Mist-air installed a versatile dust suppression system in 2009 featuring dual operational modes. The system provides unobtrusive ultra-fine background misting during regular lessons via intermittent timer control, and can be switched to constant operation during high-dust activities such as project demolition and area cleaning. The technology suppresses airborne dust and silica particles without creating dampness on personnel, floors, brickwork, or equipment.

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