Clothing is a highly effective dust carrier. Without controls, particles travel from the task area to cabins, welfare, and home. The aim is to break the chain with simple behaviour and clean transitions.

Design the movement

• Mark a dirty-to-clean route with a one-way flow. Keep welfare rooms beyond the clean boundary.
• Install a small de-dust station at the boundary so workers can vacuum sleeves, collar, and trouser fronts before exit.
• Use MAXVAC Dustbarriers to define the boundary and reduce air mixing.

Clothing choices and habits

• Issue task-appropriate PPE and over-garments for high-dust phases; remove and bag them before entering clean areas.
• Avoid shaking garments; use slow, methodical vacuuming with high-efficiency filtration.
• Provide hooks and sealed bags for transport home; avoid placing dusty kit on vehicle seats.

Housekeeping that supports behaviour

• Wet methods or tool extraction reduce the dust that lands on clothing in the first place.
• Position an air scrubber near exits so background airborne particulate settles less on people during breaks.
• Use sticky mats for soles as a complement, not a substitute, for garment de-dusting.

Practical takeaways

• Define a boundary and one-way flow; treat it like a door you don’t step back through.
• Vacuum garments at the exit; bag overalls before entering clean zones.
• Keep welfare beyond the clean line and store spares sealed.
• Reduce generation at source so clothing stays cleaner for longer.

These behaviours align with the capture-at-source, in-air control, and housekeeping framework, giving clothing fewer chances to move dust into clean spaces.