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1. Control of exposure to silica dust: A guide for employeeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg463.htm
2. Construction Information Sheet No 36 Revision 1https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis36.pdf
3. Silica – How WEL are you managing the risks (Quarries)https://www.hse.gov.uk/quarries/assets/docs/qff34.pdf
4. COSHH essentials for stonemasons: Silica (ST series 0-4)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/stseries.htm
5. COSHH essentials for construction: Silica (CN series 0-11)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/cnseries.htm
6. COSHH essentials in brick and tile making (BK series 0-7)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/bkseries.htm
7. COSHH essentials for manufacturing: Silica (MN series 0-4)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/mnseries.htm
8. COSHH essentials in quarries: Silica (QY series 0-10)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/qy10.pdf
9. COSHH essentials: General guidance (G404). Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g404.pdf
10. Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) - Guidance for occupational health professionalshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/healthsurveillance.htm
11. Construction health riskshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm
12. Quarries silica health informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/quarries/silica.htm
13. Construction site: Asbestos - What you need to dohttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/cancer-and-construction/asbestos.htm
14. Cancer and constructionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/cancer-and-construction/index.htm
15. Health & Safety Laboratory - Table indicating likely work-related health risks by trade https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/trade.pdf
16. HSE statistics for all occupational diseases, including respiratoryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/index.htm
17. Occupational asthma cases reported by industryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/thorr06.xlsx
18. Occupational asthma cases reported by tradehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/thorr05.xlsx
19. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysemahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/copd.pdf
20. Work-related and occupational respiratory diseases tablehttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20240605060625/https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/thorr03.xlsx
21. Video case study: Terry the former stoneworker suffering with silicosishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/case-study-stoneworker-terry.htm
22. Video case study: Dr David Fishwick interviews asthma sufferer Phil Hyneshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/resources/videos/video6.htm
23. Poultry dust videohttps://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/poultry/videos/index.htm
24. Roy Gamble - Bricklayerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/roy-gamble.htm
25. Kevin & Tony Winter - Stone workershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/kevin-tony-winter.htm
26. Graham Higgins - Brick workerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/graham-higgins.htm
27. Pat Goodacre - Textiles workerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/pat-goodacre.htm
28. List of references and links to Silicosishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/references-silicosis.htm
29. Healthy Lung Partnership (HLP)https://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/hlp.htm