Prevent work-related lung disease

Lung disease basics^[1]

Risks at work and symptoms
Higher-risk industries ^[2]

Construction, welding, stonework, cement, woodwork, baking and milling, quarrying and more
Silicosis^[3]

A lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust. Silica is found in some stone, rock, sand and clay.
Pneumoconiosis^[4]

Lung diseases caused by the inhalation
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis^[5]

Farmer's lung, metal working fluid and EAA
How specialists can help^[6]

Assessing risks, implementing controls, checking and maintaining controls
Getting specialist help^[7]

You must use someone competent to deal with the risks from exposure to dust, gases fumes and vapours
Resources^[8]

Leaflets, statistics, case studies and videos

Link URLs in this page

Lung disease basicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/about.htm
Higher-risk industries https://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/a-z.htm
Silicosishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/silicosis.htm
Pneumoconiosishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/pneumoconiosis.htm
Extrinsic allergic alveolitishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/extrinsic-allergic-alveolitis.htm
How specialists can helphttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/specialist-services.htm
Getting specialist helphttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/help.htm
Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/resources.htm