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Dust Awareness Training

HSE

The Law

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) cover activities which may expose workers to construction dust.

You also need to make sure workers are doing the job in the right way and are using controls properly.

Train workers:

■ about dust risks and how this can harm their

health;

■ how to use the dust controls and check that they

are working;

■ how to maintain and clean equipment;

■ how to use and look after RPE and other personal

protective equipment (PPE);

■ what to do if something goes wrong.

Ultra-Protect offers CDP accredited E-Learning complete with certification .

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Course Outline:

- Duration: 20-40 minutes

- Format: e-learning 

- Assessment: Multiple choice

Once passed employees and company gets certificate

Test re-takes at no extra charge

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Dust Poses Serious Health Risks

From skin irritation to lung cancer. Excessive exposure can lead to respiratory problems, making it the second biggest killer globally. Many workplaces generate harmful dust, and since it's hazardous, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 2002 requires employers to mitigate exposure risks. The Dust Awareness E-Course educates workers on managing and avoiding dust-related health hazards.

COURSE COVers

Approved by the WHO and CPD accredited, the course covers:

Employers meet COSHH 2002 standards, and workers learn safe practices to reduce dust exposure. By educating your workforce about dust dangers, you help decrease respiratory diseases.

Breathing in respirable dust, such as silica dust, can cause serious lung diseases, including:

  • Silicosis: A progressive disease that causes inflammation and scarring in the lungs. This can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of lung infections. Silicosis usually develops after many years of exposure, but high levels of exposure over a short period of time can cause acute silicosis, which can be fatal.
  • Lung cancer: Prolonged exposure to respirable dust can cause lung cancer.
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A group of lung diseases that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. COPD can cause severe breathlessness, chronic coughing, and disability.

QUESTIONS

Can lung associated diseases be reversed or cured?

Unfortunately, this is irreversible you can only prevent, there is no cure which is why education and dust protection is so important.

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  • Silicosis

This irreversible lung disease is caused by inhaling dust that contains crystalline silica particles. Once the lung tissue is damaged by silicosis, it turns to scar tissue and can't be reversed. Treatments can help relieve symptoms and slow the progression of the disease. To reduce the risk of further damage, you should avoid exposure to silica and other irritants like cigarette smoke.

  • COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term for a number of lung diseases that make it hard to breathe properly. There's no cure for COPD, but treatments can help relieve symptoms and slow the disease's progression. Symptoms include breathlessness, wheezing, coughing up phlegm, and fatigue. Exposure to harmful dust, fumes, and gases at work can contribute to the development of COPD.

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