Hazardous substances

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1. Key pointshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/key-points.htm
2. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/construction-dust.htm
3. Worker's storieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/workers-stories.htm
4. Cutting paving blocks, kerbs and flagshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/cutting-paving-blocks-kerbs-and-flags.htm
5. Chasing concrete and raking mortarhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/chasing-concrete-and-raking-mortar.htm
6. Cutting roofing tileshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/cutting-roofing-tiles.htm
7. Scabbling or grindinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/scabbling-or-grinding.htm
8. Soft strip demolitionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/soft-strip-demolition.htm
9. Dry sweepinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/sweeping-cleaning.htm
10. Cutting and sanding woodhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/cutting-and-sanding-wood.htm
11. Sanding taped and covered plasterboard jointshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/sanding-taped-and-covered-plasterboard-joints.htm
12. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/solvents.htm
13. Sprayinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/spraying.htm
14. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/isocyanates.htm
15. Sprayinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/isocyanates-spraying.htm
16. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms.htm
17. Legionella from water systemshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms/legionella.htm
18. Anthrax from contaminated land and buildingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms/anthrax.htm
19. Blood Borne Viruses from needlestick injurieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms/blood-borne-viruses.htm
20. Hepatitis A from sewagehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms/hepatitis-a.htm
21. Psittacosis and other diseases from bird droppingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms/other-diseases.htm
22. Leptospirosis / Weil's Disease from ratshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms/leptospirosis-weils-disease.htm
23. Tetanus from contaminated cuts and woundshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms/tetanus.htm
24. Aspergillus during demolition and refurbishmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/harmful-micro-organisms/aspergillus.htm
25. Cementhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/cement.htm
26. Leadhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/lead.htm
27. Carbon monoxidehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/hazardous-substances/carbon-monoxide.htm