Dust Containment Guide

Get compliant without sacrificing perfomance.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a rule to limit workers' exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The OSHA Silica Dust Ruling (1926.1153) went into effect in 2017. 

The DEWALT dust solutions shown below reduce silica dust exposure while delivering the performance you expect from the PERFORM & PROTECT^™ line.                

TOOLS

Operate and maintain tool in accordance with manufacturer's instructions to minimize dust emissions.                   

• Read operator’s manual provided with tool and accessories.

• To minimize dust emissions, use recommended shroud or cowling and dust extractor.

DUST EXTRACTORS

Dust collector must provide the airflow recommended by the tool manufacturer, or greater, and have a filter with 99% or greater efficiency. Dust collector must have a cyclonic pre-separator or filter-cleaning mechanism. Cleaning/Drilling holes requires a vacuum with a HEPA filter.

• Both DWV010 and DWV012 provide the necessary airflow for drilling and hammering applications.

• Both DWV010 and DWV012 ship with dual HEPA filters, which have an efficiency of 99.97% of all particles greater than or equal to 0.3 microns.

• Both DWV010 and DWV012 have a timed automatic filter-cleaning mechanism.

• Surfacing, Tuckpointing and Cutting with grinder require 25 CFM per inch of wheel diameter, a filter cleaning mechanism, and 99% or greater efficiency.