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grinding Breathing in very fine particles of crystalline silica
can lead to the development of:
Lung cancer Silicosis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disorder (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD))
And breathing in fine particles of wood dust can lead to the
development of Asthma The risk of lung disease is linked
to people who regularly breathe construction dust over a
period of time, not on the odd occasion.
To protect the lung, the COSHH Regulations sets a limit
on the amount of these dusts that you can breathe (called
a Workplace Exposure Limit or WEL) when averaged over
a normal working day. These limits are not a large amount
of dust: when compared to a penny it is tiny – like a small
pinch of salt:
This limit is the legal maximum; the most you can breathe
after the right controls have been used.
How to reduce the amount of dust?
> Reduce the amount of cutting by using the best sizes of
building products.
> Use a less powerful tool e.g. a block cutter instead of
angle grinder.
> Using a different method of work altogether – e. g. using
a nail gun to direct fasten cable trays instead of drilling
holes first.
Please always work with approved safety equipment, such
as those dust masks that specially designed to filter out
microscopic particles and use the dust extraction facility at
all time.
For more information, please see the HSE website:
