As November is lung cancer awareness month, the HSE’s Workright campaign is highlighting the risk to workers’ lung health if exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust is not controlled.
HSE inspectors are visiting manufacturing businesses to ensure workers’ health is being protected from the risks of respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Employers have a legal duty to protect their workers respiratory health. Inspectors are checking that employers and workers know the risks and have control measures in place to prevent exposure to RCS which can cause irreversible lung disease in breathed in over time.
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