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Saanvi Iyer

Saanvi Iyer

HAVS mitigation, dust exposure control, indoor containment, noise management

About

I help crews transition to lower-vibration, lower-noise, and higher-capture setups indoors. I translate standards into doable checklists and rotations that keep teams healthy.

Core Beliefs

Healthy hands and lungs are prerequisites to professional finishes.

Background

In a school renovation, an apprentice mentioned hand tingling. We switched to lower-vibration sanders, balanced hose weights, and set a 10-10-10 rotation with anti-fatigue mats. Noise dropped, dust alarms stayed quiet, and no one complained Monday. That week, our punch list shrank—and the apprentice stayed on the trade.

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