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Controlling exposures to prevent occupational lung disease in MANUFACTURING

Controlling exposures to prevent occupational lung disease in MANUFACTURING. Health Hazards. Fume Gases UV radiation. Fine particles of metal oxides Composition depends on type of metal being welded. Welding Fume. At least 190,000 workers exposed to welding fume in Great Britain.

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Controlling exposures to prevent occupational lung disease in MANUFACTURING

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  1. Controlling exposures to prevent occupational lung disease in MANUFACTURING

  2. Health Hazards • Fume • Gases • UV radiation

  3. Fine particles of metal oxides Composition depends on type of metal being welded

  4. Welding Fume • At least 190,000 workers exposed to welding fume in Great Britain

  5. Health Concerns

  6. Welding Fume 152 deaths from cancer every year

  7. Welding Fume • Pneumonia • Metal fume fever • COPD • Asthma

  8. Welding Fume Nickel and Chromium • Cancer • Asthma

  9. Welding Fume Manganese • Neurological effects

  10. Controlling Welding Fume

  11. Breathe Freely in Manufacturing in partnership with

  12. Fact sheets • Guidance on controls • Case Studies • Assessment / measurement • Toolbox talk

  13. Join us and be part of the solution www.breathefreely.org.uk

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