Air Quality recommendations for Food processing plants

Increased air changes can help dilute and remove the number of airborne microbes. There are challenges associated with increasing air changes, these challenges focus on how many air changes are sufficient for your facility. This can be based on a number of factors including - the size of your production facility, the number of workers within the facility, and even the internal processes that affect particulate levels. Another challenge is the equipment. Often HVAC systems are not designed to achieve increased levels of air changes as well as improved filter efficiency. When these improvements are not available upgrading the system can be very expensive. Using mobile HEPA air cleaners can be used to supplement your existing HVAC system and achieve the required air changes for your meat processing plant.

The fixed aspects of production are key reasons why viruses can spread more easily within meat processing facilities. Often the different production processes can create excess particulates in the air, this gives airborne viruses optimal conditions to survive longer in the air.

To reduce this risk, creating clean air zones within your production process is key.

Using air cleaners and fabric ducts, your meat processing facility can create positive downflow areas above your workstations for improved protection of your employees.