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AUSTRALIA N. ZEALAND Aggregates All sites

Respiratory Illness

Bat Booth -

reduce dust exposure

Opportunity
Dusty uniforms can
• Bat Booths have been
installed at 10 quarry
lead to harmful levels Results
of dust exposure. A sites covering over 300
solution was investigated people
to help remove the • The Bat Booth allows
dust that can get onto staff to remove most
uniforms particularly after of the dust from their
maintenance tasks. uniform quickly and
efficiently minimising
Solution exposure to dust and
George Agriogiannis
CEO Holcim Australia worked silica
with an external supplier • Engagement with
to develop a solution to personnel has improved
this issue. The Bat Booth
was created to solve some
of the industrial sector’s
most pressing health
concerns, respiratory
illnesses caused by
Peter Seaman airborne dust.
Head of H&S
Cost: 26 kCHF

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