Dust and fume extraction for schools, TAFEs and universities
Woodwork rooms, STEM spaces, welding bays and automotive workshops give students valuable hands-on experience. They can also generate wood dust, welding fumes, vehicle exhaust and other airborne contaminants. Effective extraction helps protect students and staff while keeping teaching spaces ready for use.
Airtight Solutions designs, installs and services dust and fume extraction systems for Australian education facilities. Whether you need a dust collector for a school workshop or an extraction system for a TAFE trades facility, we can assess your activities, equipment and layout and recommend a solution suited to your space.
Book a workshop extraction assessment to discuss your facility.
Dust and fume challenges in teaching workshops
The right extraction approach depends on what students are doing and where contaminants are generated. Common applications include:
- School woodwork and TAS workshops: Wood dust from saws, sanders and other machinery, including combustible dust risks.
- STEM and design spaces: Dust or fumes from materials and processes used across different classes.
- TAFE and university trades workshops: Welding fumes, metalworking dust and oil mist.
- Automotive training workshops: Vehicle exhaust and airborne contaminants produced during practical training.
Teaching spaces also present practical design challenges. Extraction must suit the machinery, available floor space, ductwork routes, class activities and ongoing maintenance needs.
Extraction solutions for education facilities
Airtight can assess your existing workshop or help plan extraction for a new facility. Depending on the application, a solution may include:
- A dust collector and ductwork connected to woodworking machinery.
- Fume extraction positioned to capture contaminants near the source.
- Vehicle exhaust extraction for automotive training areas.
- Filtration, ventilation and controls selected for the workshop’s activities.
- Upgrades or modifications to an existing extraction system, where suitable.
Our CDS Series School Shaker Dust Collector is designed for school woodwork applications and compact plant rooms. We also have experience delivering extraction for TAFE training facilities, including vehicle exhaust extraction at Ultimo TAFE.
Prepare for changing workplace exposure limits
Australia’s new Workplace Exposure Limits for airborne contaminants take effect on 1 December 2026. If your teaching activities generate dust, fumes, gases, vapours or mists, now is a useful time to review how those contaminants are controlled. An extraction assessment can help identify where an existing system may need further investigation, maintenance or improvement.
From assessment to ongoing service
Airtight can support your project through workshop assessment, system design and engineering, equipment and ductwork installation, commissioning and ongoing servicing. We’ll work with your facilities and teaching teams to understand how the space is used before recommending a system.
Need a school dust collector or a fume extraction solution for your TAFE or university? Contact Airtight Solutions to book a workshop extraction assessment or request a quote.
