When inhaled, dust can cause more or less serious health risks for exposed workers. The prevention solutions to be implemented must take into account the nature of this dust.
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Elearning module “The risks linked to wood dust”
Wood dust, whatever it may be, is likely to cause short-term illness and cancer decades after exposure. And many employees are exposed to it.
Continue readingElearning module “The risks associated with crystalline silica dust”
Work likely to expose employees to the inhalation of crystalline silica dust is present in the majority of manufacturing and construction industries. However, the health effects of this mineral can be particularly serious and disabling (notably silicosis and lung cancer). It is therefore appropriate to reduce occupational exposure to crystalline silica to the lowest possible level. This module on the risks associated with crystalline silica dust concludes the training on dust risks. It complements general prevention and wood dust.
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