Dust Mapping Survey (DMS)
An accurate, defensible view of dust accumulation across your facility
The Dust Mapping Survey (DMS) is Industrial Intelligence’s structured, data-driven method for understanding where dust accumulates in your facility — and how much — so monitoring, mitigation, and compliance decisions are based on evidence instead of assumptions.
It provides the foundation for performance-based dust monitoring aligned with NFPA 660 and supports smarter, more cost-effective safety and operational decisions.
What it is:
Decision-ready dust accumulation data for DHAs, classification, and monitoring design
The Dust Mapping Survey is a standardized survey process that measures dust accumulation patterns across your facility over time.
Rather than relying on visual inspections or overly conservative assumptions, DMS produces quantifiable data that shows:
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Where dust is accumulating
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Relative accumulation rates
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Which areas present higher or lower risk
This data is then used to:
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Inform Dust Hazard Analyses (DHAs)
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Support area classification
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Determine optimal placement and quantity of monitoring devices and dust collection systems
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Validate cleaning schedules and dust collection performance
Who it's for:
Facilities that need defensible data to support dust safety and compliance decisions
DMS is designed for facilities that generate dry bulk dust and need accurate data to support compliance, safety, and operational decisions, including:
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Manufacturing and processing facilities handling:
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Food, grain, sugar, flour, starches
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Wood, pulp, and paper
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Chemicals, metals, and powders
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EHS and safety leaders responsible for NFPA 660 compliance
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Engineering and operations teams designing, purchasing or validating dust controls
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Facilities preparing for audits, insurance reviews, or expansion
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Organizations seeking a defensible alternative to worst-case assumptions
Problems solved:
Resolves uncertainty around dust hazards, controls, and monitoring needs
Industrial Intelligence's Dust Mapping Survey:
Clarifies the actual dust hazard condition present
Streamlines approval of process changes and expansions by providing defensible, quantitative evidence
Identifies optimal pick-up point locations to improve collection efficiency
Uses an engineered, data-driven approach to determine optimal monitor placement
Adds defensible quantitative data to Dust Hazard Analyses and area classification decisions
Validates dust collection system performance through before-and-after measurements
Supports NFPA performance-based monitoring, avoiding costly predictive systems where appropriate
How the Dust Monitoring Survey works
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Survey design
Industrial Intelligence defines a survey plan based on your facility layout, processes, and dust-generating activities.
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Data collection
Dust accumulation is measured over a defined period using a standardized, repeatable approach.
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Analysis & mapping
Results are analyzed to identify accumulation patterns, risk zones, and monitoring priorities.
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Actionable output
Findings directly inform DHA documentation, monitoring strategy, and CDAM placement.
Together, DMS + CDAM establish the baseline for continuous monitoring and long-term visibility
Our Dust Monitoring Survey (DMS) and Continuous Dust Accumulation Monitor (CDAM) are designed to work together.
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DMS determines where and how much to monitor
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CDAM provides continuous, real-time accumulation data going forward
Together, they create a validated, data-driven path to continuous compliance, moving dust management from periodic and subjective to ongoing and accurate.
How to get started
If you’re exploring:
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NFPA 660 compliance
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A Dust Hazard Analysis
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Continuous dust monitoring
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Purchasing our CDAM
…the Dust Mapping Survey is the logical first step.
Contact Industrial Intelligence to discuss whether DMS can help your facility reduce downtime, stay compliant, and replace assumptions with measurable insight.