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WIS32 – Safe Collection of Wood Waste

This information sheet gives practical guidance to manufacturers and suppliers of wood waste collection systems on how to reduce fire and explosion risks. Users may also find this information useful when planning or commissioning a new extraction system or to …

HSE WIS30 – Toxic Woods

This information sheet provides employers and operatives with information on the reported adverse health effects associated with the more common woods used in commercial quantities within the UK, as detailed in Table 2.   This information sheet will help you take …

WIS23 – Wood Dust, Controlling the Risk.

This information sheet is aimed at local exhaust ventilation (LEV) users within the woodworking industry. It provides practical guidance on the health and safety risks from wood dust and how to control them. It will also help employers to ask …

COSHH G402: Health Surveillance for Occupational Asthma

This information will help employers (including the self-employed) comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), as amended, to control exposure and protect workers’ health.  It is also useful for trade union safety representatives. The sheet …

INDG172 Breathe freely, a worker’s information card.

This pocket card gives practical information about occupational asthma. It is for people who work with respiratory sensitisers. Respiratory sensitisers are substances that could cause allergies if they are breathed in. It gives guidance on what to do if you …

Flour dust

Flour dust and enzymes containing additives such as amylase are the second most common cause of occupational asthma. They also cause dermatitis. It can affect workers in bakeries, flour mills and kitchens. Dust clouds arise from throwing flour, disposing of …

Cement & Concrete manufacture

In the short term, exposure to high levels of cement dust irritates the nose and throat. Longer term exposure could lead to occupational asthma. Mortar can also contain respirable crystalline silica (RCS). RCS is also found in concrete and can …

List of substances which cause occupational asthma.

Asthma is a serious health problem. Thousands of people in Britain have to face the challenges of this disease every day. Symptoms include severe shortness of breath that can stop you from doing the simplest tasks. Imagine not being able …