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Respiratory Illness

From jetty to truck:

Clean, fast, efficient LEBANON Cement

Opportunity • Applied targeted water
Clinker imports via jetty spray to control residual
caused major dust dust without affecting
emissions, damaging equipment or material
health of our operators and quality
company reputation. Water Cost: 10 kCHF
suppression system used Timeline: 10 months
led to clogged equipment,
quality issues, and conveyor Results
failures. • Health: Drastically reduced
fugitive dust
Solution • Unloading capacity Jamil Bouharoun
The unloading system was increased +40% (from 2,500 CEO
redesigned to cut dust at the to 3,500 tons/day)
source and improve haulage • Cost savings: 1.63 CHF/t
efficiency. clinker, totaling
• Replaced hoppers and approximately 500 kCHF
conveyors with a direct • Efficiency: reduced waiting
grab bucket unloading times and eliminated
system system blockages
• Modified 14 truck boxes
and 4 grab buckets to Grace Elazar
enable direct discharge Head of HSE
and increase load capacity

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