As part of ongoing improvements to workplace health and safety, Australia will introduce stricter Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) for flour dust from 1 December 2026.

For flour mills, bakeries and food manufacturing facilities, this means tighter controls on inhalable flour dust levels, and a renewed focus on how dust is captured, handled, and disposed of across your site.

 

Flour dust is a known contributor to occupational asthma, and meeting the new limits will require more than just good intentions. Effective housekeeping and engineered dust-control solutions will play a critical role in reducing airborne dust and protecting employees.

 

Read on to find out how Nilfisk can help with best in class solutions to protect your business and your employees.

The Nilfisk range of innovative industrial vacuum solutions includes powerful fixed and mobile vacuum cleaners, centralised vacuum systems, and dust containment systems for the removal flour - including third-party certified H-class to protect against hazardous dust inhalation, and many also third-party certified IECEx to ensure safe use explosive environments.

 

Below, you'll find a few models from our extensive range, please book a site inspection for a Nilfisk product expert to assess your requirements and recommend a solution.