18.01.12, 8.30am - 11.30am

HSE: How to control fumes within the workplace

Allergate House, Belmont Business Park, Durham

Health studies have shown an increased risk of cancer in workers employed in the stages of rubber processing which produce rubber process dust and fume. In the past, certain known carcinogens have been successfully prohibited or substituted - for example the excess of bladder cancer in the industry has been eliminated by discontinuing use of materials containing 2-naphthylamine and related chemicals.

However you still need to be vigilant and maintain a high standard of dust and fume control at rubber industry processes.

The workplace presents a challenge for any employer, regardless of the nature of their works, to provide a healthy and safe environment for their employees. One significant cause of problem is that of airborne contaminants which can come from a huge range of sources such as welding, grinding, molding and chemical processes which present a vast array of health affects and complaint.

• Monitoring and control of these contaminants
•  Legislation requirements and the need to comply with these

 

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