Construction dust


Problem:

Workers who perform surface grinding or cutting may be exposed to construction dust.


Risk Description:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Chronic bronchitis is present when someone has a regular cough with phlegm for at least 3 months per year for two years.  Emphysema is present when there is destruction of the walls of the airspaces of the lung.  The destruction of airspaces means there is less lung surface; loss of lung surface reduced the ability of the lung to transfer oxygen into the blood stream.


Assessment Info:

You must determine whether exposures at your jobs exceed allowable limits for overall dust and specific dusts.

 

Select Solution:

Engineering control

Work practice

Administrative control

Personal Protective Equipment