People judge safety by what they breathe and see each day. A credible clean-air programme reduces exposure and signals respect. Trust grows when actions are visible, results are shared, and issues are fixed quickly.

Start with transparency

• Publish a simple plan: which tasks generate dust, controls to be used, and how success will be measured.
• Install visible monitoring at key points; show trend graphs on a noticeboard or dashboard.

Deliver quick wins

• Prioritise high-complaint areas for extra capture at source or temporary air cleaning.
• Tidy cabling and ducts, remove dust traps, and switch to vacuum-only housekeeping.

Use the right equipment

• Monitoring enables teams to spot spikes and adjust process or cleaning before exposure rises.
• For shared spaces, supplement LEV with purifiers using high-efficiency filters, especially near dusty workflows.
• Where respirable crystalline silica or fine wood dust is present, plan for H13/H14 filtration and fit-tested RPE.

Close the loop

• Respond to reports within set timeframes; post the fix and the follow-up reading.
• Run brief, regular tool-box talks on dust risks and practical controls.
• Invite worker reps on walkarounds; they will spot what managers miss.

Practical takeaways

• Show the numbers weekly and explain what changed.
• Back promises with visible controls: capture at source, air cleaning, and vacuuming.
• Escalate persistent hotspots with targeted engineering changes and retraining.

When employees see monitoring, purifiers where they matter, and prompt action on spikes, they trust the air and the people managing it. That trust supports safer, steadier production.