From August 1st to September 30th, 2024, with qualified purchases online, EXAIR will be giving away a 1” Flat Super Air Nozzle with a purchase of our Safety Air Guns, including the VariBlast Precision, VariBlast Compact, Soft Grip, Heavy Duty, Super Blast and TurboBlast Safety Air Guns. We are promoting the importance of safety in the workplace with the EXAIR Safety Air Guns.
Compressed air guns are one of the most commonly used pneumatic products in manufacturing plants. They are used at workstations to blow off debris and clean parts and tools. Because of the large quantities that are used, they are the most targeted by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). The majority of the common brands of air guns fail to comply with two common violations, rule 29CFR 1910.95(a) for noise levels and rule 29CFR 1910.242(b) for dead-end pressure. The reason for this is due to the type of nozzle that comes with the compressed air gun. OSHA fines can be very expensive, and you can alleviate these penalties by purchasing an EXAIR Safety Air Gun. Safety is everyone’s responsibility: management, the HSE department (Health and Safety Engineer), supervisors, and even the operators. In this blog, I will cover the features and benefits of one of our more common Safety Air Guns; the Soft Grip Safety Air Gun.
EXAIR’s Soft Grip Safety Air Gun has a durable cast aluminum body with a soft handle grip that is best suited for rugged industrial use. The ergonomic design has a larger trigger for easy operation and a convenient hanger hook for easy storage. Chip Shields for worker safety are available. Extension pipes from 6” (152mm) to 72” (1,829mm) are available, as well as stay set hoses, from 6” (152mm) to 36” (914mm) for hard-to-reach areas. EXAIR offers a wide range of Safety Air Nozzles in different materials to fit onto the Soft Grip Safety Air Gun to suit your application.
As I mentioned above, the nozzles are one of the most significant parts of making a compressed air gun safe and OSHA compliant. EXAIR combines our engineered nozzles with a quality air gun to make the EXAIR Safety Air Guns one of the best products on the market. With our Safety Air Guns, we use less compressed air but still create a strong blowing force. We do this by entraining the free ambient air into the air stream. If you increase the mass of air at the target, it will give you a hard-hitting force to remove debris from surfaces or to clean tools and holes. The amplification ratio can be as high as 25 to 1. That means that for every one part of compressed air that it uses, the EXAIR Nozzles will entrain 25 parts of free ambient air. Also, the payback period for using a Soft Grip Safety Air Gun could be within weeks due to the savings in electrical costs from your air compressor. With EXAIR products, we were able to partner with Energy Star and power facilities to get rebates in selected areas.
A substandard blow-off gun is unsafe, loud, and wasteful. EXAIR Safety Air Guns can help improve these situations. They are OSHA compliant, very safe, and very quiet. They use less compressed air, which saves you money. And with a variety of different nozzles, they can better fit your application to decrease downtime. In the U.S. and Canada, EXAIR offers a 30-day unconditional guarantee on our cataloged items so you can try them out. You can see for yourself how effective these compressed air guns can be. If you need help matching the best Safety Air Gun to your application, you can contact an Application Engineer. And during the next two months, take advantage of the free 1” Flat Super Air Nozzle, a $62.00 complimentary gift, with a qualified purchase.
John Ball
Application Engineer
Email: johnball@exair.com
Twitter: @EXAIR_jb