Controlling exposures to prevent occupational lung disease in MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing workers are at high risk from fumes given off by welding and hot cutting processes which give off very fine particles that cause cancer, COPD and pnuemonia.
Controlling exposures to prevent occupational lung disease in CONSTRUCTION
Construction workers are at high risk of contracting lung disease. In 2015, approximately 3,500 will die from cancer caused by past exposures to asbestos, 500 more from silica dust, and 5,500 will be diagnosed with occupational cancer.