Vote to improve hot metals air quality

Sponsors

• Tom Judge

History

• Mailing List Announcement: 4/25/2017
• Officially Proposed: TBD
• To be Voted on: TBD

Background

With the increased size, equipment, and usage hot metals can be a very unpleasant are to work in when its busy. This vote is to provide the following:

• 2 Point of generation welding fume extraction arms
  • Lincoln LFA 4.1 13ft arms with wall mounts ~$3000
  • 1700 CFM 2HP blower ~$2500
  • Ducting and other accessories ~$500
• 2 Ceiling mounted general air filtration systems
  • Jet AFS-1000B ~$1000
• Metal dust collector for attaching to the grinders
  • Jet JDC-501 ~$1300
• Extending the wall between hot metals and the wood shop to the ceiling ~$500
• Installing a door or curtain between hot metals and the wood shop ~$500
• Installing a make up air vent up to $5700 depending on if a heater or energy recovery system is used.

Language

Authorise the BoD to spend up to $15,000 on improving the air quality in hot metals.

This authorisation shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2017.