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Occupational Hygiene

Why is it important? And why ignoring it is bad business? Julian Dowson

Occupational Hygiene

Occupational Hygiene

Why is it important? And why ignoring it is bad for our health?

Controlling Exposures to Prevent occupational lung disease in the construction industry

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What can you do?

Use Breathe Freely fact sheets, case studies etc to help identify issues and solutions Become an official campaign supporter Sign-up to and implement the Management Standard

Get competent help where needed

Engaging with a Competent Person

• Share all of your Safety Data Sheets – Respiratory

Sensitiser

• Site visit (if appropriate) – explain process as hazardous

substances can become respiratory sensitisers

• Sample strategy - not a cost saving
• Work to shift pattern of employee – exposure can be

controlled well during the process, but less for start-up or cleaning maintenance

• Share you initiatives – RPE, safety boots, correct insertion
• f hearing protection, tidy working area – ‘Trainer on site’
• Report – clear, focus on RECOMMENDATIONS & ACTION

PLAN not just results

Respiratory Sensitisers and 8 Hour Time Weighted Average

Mask off WEL 0.1 mg/m3 Blowing dust off Dusting down – hand and blowing

5” Grinding – blending in 5” Grinding – blending in Dust-off, masking off, hand sanding, hand tools, use of water spray Marking up Dusting down – hand and blowing Blowing dust off WEL 0.1 mg/m3 Mask off

Real Time Monitoring

Case Study Three

Little or no activity Hand tool activity Power tool activity Debris falling from next scaffolding level Sweeping up

Case Study Three

Area of masonry activity

Case Study Four

Case Study Five

“They’ve passed my LEV – I’m OK”

Summary

Share all of your Safety Data Sheets Be clear on manufacturing process Sample strategy Work to shift pattern of employee Share you initiatives – ‘Trainer on site’ Report –RECOMMENDATIONS not just results Action plan