Protecting the lungs: the hierarchy of controls

Article Abstract:

The protection of workers from airborne contaminants, which are not biological agents or carcinogenic, should be maintained in alternative ways to relying on respiratory protective equipment (RPE). The use of RPE can be restrictive and uncomfortable, it also relies on the wearer using it correctly. But in many situations it is the only safe way of working in hazardous locations. Other methods of reducing the risk of contamination are by the substitution of potentially dangerous materials, by changing methods of usage and using safer working techniques to reduce exposure.

Health Care and Social Assistance, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, HEALTH SERVICES, Employee Health & Safety, Surgical appliances and supplies, Respiratory Protection Masks, Safety and security measures, Respiratory protective equipment, Prevention, Hazardous substances, Air pollution, Gas masks

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Bakery workers

Article Abstract:

Issues are presented concerning the safety and health factors which affect workers in the bakery industry. The debilitating effects of baker's asthma and the other health hazards associated with breathing in flour dust are discussed.

Causes of, Asthma, Bakers and bakeries, Bakeries, Flour

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The nurse

Article Abstract:

Nurses are discussed with emphasis on hazards they encounter in their job especially manual handling injuries. The consequences of such injuries are described and strategies for preventing them in the workplace are presented.

Cover Story, Nurses

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