Your Work and Your Health
Occupational asthma - an overview
- It is estimated that there are between 1,500 to 3,000 new cases of
occupational asthma each year in the UK, rising to 7,000 cases a year
if asthma made worse by work is included.
- Occupational asthma is the most frequently reported occupational respiratory
disease in Great Britain.
- Occupational asthma has cost society up to £1.1 billion over
10 years.
- Occupational asthma is caused by workers breathing in hazardous substances
at work.
Further details and guidance can be found on the Health and Safety Executive's
website at www.hse.gov.uk/asthma.
Click
here for advice on first aid for asthma and proper use of personal inhaler
prescribed by your GP
Click
here for more information on asthma in the workplace