FROM PROTECT TO REMOVE
Remove the aerosol from
the room and building
Portable Air Filter
Capture at source
Hierarchy of controls
National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health recommends applying a hierarchy of controls to mitigate risk of airborne contaminants resulting for aerosol generating procedures (AGPs). While no single system can fully
mitigate risk, the use of well-designed engineering controls, as a part of a multi-tiered safety strategy and independent working interactions, can significantly reduce worker exposure to hazardous aerosols. Nederman offers a highly effective,
source capture aerosol control solution that aligns with relevant health and safety organization recommendations.
​
Engineering control advantages
• highly effective in protecting workers
• operating costs and total cost of ownership are frequently lower
• favored over administrative and personal protective equipment (PPE)
Engineering Controls
Collect the Aerosols
#1
Solution
Ambient air cleaning techniques used by some does not remove the immediate worker exposure to aerosols. Substitution of the aerosols for something else is not possible in the dentist industry. And to eliminate the source, to remove the patient or the dentist is not possible either. Engineering control is the way to go. Engineering Controls are favored over administrative and personal protective equipment (PPE) for controlling existing worker exposures in the workplace because they are designed to remove the hazard at the source, before it comes in contact with the worker. The operating costs and total cost of ownership are frequently lower and can provide a cost savings in other areas of the process.
​
At source aerosol extraction advantages
• favored over administrative and personal protective equipment (PPE)
• highly effective in protecting workers
• operating costs and total cost of ownership are frequently lower
Pros & cons Mobile filter solutions
Extract & Re-circulate
Nederman DentalFX2
Filtrate & Extract the Aerosols
Make a difference
Remove the Aerosols completely
Nederman’s source capture method is the most effective and energy efficient engineering control solution. An independent study found that the Nederman FX2 extraction arm achieved 100% capture efficiency with adequate air volume and proper hood positioning.