Case studies

Real incidents with real and often serious long-term consequences for the tradespeople involved.

Solderers

Solderer develops asthma at large manufacturers in Gloucester[1]

Bakers

Woodworkers

Healthcare workers

Working with isocyanates

Link URLs in this page

  1. Solderer develops asthma at large manufacturers in Gloucesterhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/solderer.htm
  2. Bakery uses low-dust flour to reduce asthma risk https://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/baker.htm
  3. School cook and flour dusthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/schoolcook.htm
  4. Woodworker with occupational asthma can no longer play footballhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/wooddust.htm
  5. Woodworker develops occupational asthma from making garden shedshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/woodworkerasthma.htm
  6. Staff nurse and latex allergyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/powderedlatex.htm
  7. Medical representative and latex allergyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/medicalrep.htm
  8. Nurse and glutaraldehydehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/glutaraldehyde.htm
  9. Spray painter and isocyanatehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/isocyanates.htm

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Updated:2023-03-16