XPT Buildings Maintain High Air Quality for Workers
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Ten roof mounted exhaust fans are the mainstay of Railcorp’s effort in upholding integrity of air movement systems to comply with OHS standards at its XPT refurbishment building in Sydenham, Sydney.
When the engines of an XPT interstate locomotive start, diesel fuel fumes are omitted and soon occupy the air. Diesel fumes are thick and intense, therefore the fumes will not rise unassisted.
Railcorp project management selected Fanquip for a turnkey supply and fitout of its hooded roof fan technology to eliminate this problem.
A quantity of 10 Fanquip units replaced 4 obsolete units which are activated shortly before the XPT engines are started for the fumes to be drawn straight up and out of the building dealing effectively with the harmful diesel exhaust emissions. This action ensures fumes don’t have any chance to stray into any other parts of the workshop, or settle in the immediate zone.
Gaining special approval from Sydney Airport authorities, to operate a high crane above the workshop roof which put the project relatively close to one of the airport’s flight paths proved a further challenge for installation.
Fanquip’s solution was turnkey, moving beyond merely supplying ventilation equipment to the end user. It embraced all aspects of health and safety, ease of access, and efficient low-cost long-term maintenance. To ensure ongoing and vital follow-up maintenance be conducted in accordance with WorkCover approved conditions, the necessary permanent safe access measures were installed, such as external safety walkways on the rooftop to allow service personnel safe access at all times.
Railcorp being a large organisation showed a high level of responsibility and effectively chose to update its ventilation setup in the XPT shed of as part of an OHS compliance and to benefit their employees.
Fanquip’s hooded roof fan equipment is Australian made and designed to satisfy heavy duty and arduous applications, such as harsh weather environments and hazard sensitive locations. These units are strategically placed a significant distance from the major opening of the building so as to create an inlet airflow through that main opening. The fresh air drawn into the building pushes the diesel fumes upward expelling them via the hooded roof fans.
For more information, please contact, Fanquip. 1800 224 308.
Prepared by Val Pavlovic, Omentum Media. Ph: (02) 9744 7605. 0413 869 589
