YES! TAKE A LOOK AT
THESE SHOCKING STATISTICS
IS DUST A PROBLEM?
- 110 fresh cases of dust-related skin disease.
- 177 fresh cases of occupational asthma.
- Around 700 people die from exposure to silica dust.
- 1300 die from occupational lung disease & cancer.
- 8000 die from dust-related illnesses.
- That’s more than die from road accidents.
- £1.1 billion lost on workplace injury and poor health
in the construction industry.
- Contributes to 4% of total paticulate emissions.
- Encounters dust throughout all trades.
- Is responsible for 40% of occupational cancer
deaths and registrations.
- Loses 2.3 million working days due to fatalities
and serious illness.
IN THE UK, EVERY YEAR:
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY:
DID YOU KNOW?
The most dangerous dust is referred to as ‘respirable dust’ (up to 10 microns).
This dust can’t be seen and remains airborne for up to 8 hours. If you’ve ever cleaned up,
and returned to a job the next day to find it covered in dust again, this is respirable dust.
Anything that gets stuck in your nose or throat is called ‘inhalable dust’ (up to 100 microns).
This is not as dangerous because it doesn’t reach your lungs. However this dust can be harmful
if it contains toxic substances like lead.
1000s of vacuum cleaner motors are damaged from dust every year.
Silica is found in most construction products (see page 6).
Sweeping up exposes you to 4 times more dust than the original task.
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