HSEs Chief Medical Adviser Prof. David Fishwick explains the health problems associated with occupational exposure to silica and wood dust in these videos: Thursday 19 October 2023 at 4.30pm Join us to hear guest speaker Prof. Ira Madan on how the clinical, political and cultural landscape has changed Occupational Health practice in recent decades and why research is more important than ever. Register for free
(for both in-person attendance at the University of Manchester, and remote online attendance) RR1191: Fluorescence Microscopy to measure asbestos in air and lung samples: evaluation of a commercially available method This report describes an initial scientific evaluation of the method for measurements in air and lung samples.The evaluation does not support the use of this method by duty holders or for HSE research. View the report in full RR1192: Industrial Cleaning: Exposure to Dust Hazardous to Health This report describes research to better understand the contribution that industrial cleaning activities make to overall exposure to dusts, which are hazardous to health (excluding asbestos), in the manufacturing, construction and waste and recycling industries. The work concludes that there is potential to significantly reduce dust exposures in several common industries by more widespread adoption of good practice for cleaning dust from production areas View the report in full RR1195: Exposure to Metal Powders in Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research by HSE scientists measured occupational exposure to metal powders at three AM sites in 2015. The research suggested that average concentrations of airborne inhalable particles were low but spikes in emissions were measured during some activities. View the report in full Read the following journal publications at the below links... - Determination of number of measurements required for 95% confidence in an upper quartile value of hand-arm vibration measurement using the Monte-Carlo method
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- Total Reactive Isocyanate Group (TRIG) measurement: a commentary
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- Exposure monitoring strategies for applying low-cost Personal Monitor sensors to assess flour dust in industrial bakeries
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- Quantitative assessment of mesothelioma and lung cancer risk based on Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) estimates of fibre exposure: an update of 2000 asbestos cohort data
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