Industry | Hazard examples | Preventable Lung Disease |
Agriculture & Forestry | Dust from grain, feed, mould, waste. Biohazards and vapours from slurry, silage, welding, disinfectants. | Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis and Farmer’s Lung |
Construction/Maintenance | Dust from cutting, grinding, drilling, carpentry.
Vapours from chemicals, glues. | COPD, Asthma, Silicosis, Asbestosis Lung Cancer |
Electronics | Rosin or Colophony flux soldering fumes. | Asthma |
Engineering | Metal working fluids and mists. | Asthma, Bronchitis, Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis |
Glass and Glazing | Glass dust and methylated spirits fumes. | Asthma |
Molten metals | Foundry fumes, spray mists and respirable silica. | Asthma, Silicosis |
Motor Vehicle Repair | Isocyanates in spraying, discing or sanding.
Welding or flame cutting fumes. | Asthma |
Plastics | Fumes. | Asthma |
Printing | Chemicals and isocyanate-based adhesives. | Asthma |
Quarries | Respirable silica from crushing, grinding. | cosis, COPD |
Refractories | Respirable silica from casting sand and kiln linings. | Silicosis, COPD |
Stonework | Respirable silica from cutting, sanding, carving or grinding both natural and artificial stone. | Silicosis, COPD |
Textiles & Laundries | Dust and fumes from chlorine, hypochlorite, ammonia, sulphur dioxide and filter powder, contaminations, textile process dust and reactive dyes. | Asthma |
Waste Management and Recycling | Dust, fumes and bioaerosols from handling and processing waste. | Asthma, COPD |
Welding | All welding fumes. | Lung Cancer |
Woodworking & Furniture | Wood dust and glue fumes. | Nasal Cancers, Asthma |