HSE COPD Top tips for a healthy workforce

Top tips for a healthy workforce

Preventing dusts, fume and irritant gases from getting into the air is usually more effective, simpler, and cheaper, than controlling dust once it is in the air.

Employers can:

• Use water for wet techniques including cutting, grinding or blasting and forsuppression on dusty roadways.
• Buy dust-reduced materials e.g. pellets, tablets, solutions or pastes and use pre-weighed material in sealed bags.
• Segregate – put dusty machinery in a separate room or automate processes.
• Carry out risk assessments

Further information, including regulations can be found on the For Employers page.

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