Graders and Scrapers
- Use water truck or sprinklers to moisten soils before grading.
- Minimize areas of clearing and grubbing to a manageable size.
- Minimize time frames between Fugitive Dust-creating activities and final solutions (ex., roadway excavation and paving).
- Avoid activity during high winds.
Front-End Loaders and Backhoes
- Use water truck to keep soils moist.
- Use water sprays when dumping soils into haul trucks.
- Minimize drop height.
- Avoid activity during high winds.
FROM: Guide to Handling Fugitive Dust from Construction Projects, AGC of WA Ed. Foundation. 1997
MODIFIED for the WEB: David S. Jenkins 2/2009
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