HSE RSS feeds » COPD http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates about health and safety from the Health and Safety Executive Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Lung diseases: Susceptible trades and industries – Quarries http://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/quarries.htm?eban=rss-copd Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:00:27 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/quarries.htm Crystalline silica is one of the commonest minerals in the earths crust. When crushed during quarrying activities, materials containing silica create respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust associated with the respiratory disease silicosis.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/quarries.htm/feed/ Lung diseases – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) http://www.hse.gov.uk/copd/index.htm?eban=rss-copd Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:30:01 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/copd/index.htm COPD is an extremely common lung disease in society. It is a term used to describe a number of breathing problems where there is damage to the breathing tubes and air sacs within the lung.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/copd/index.htm/feed/ Stonemasonry – Rebranded http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/02/stonemasonry-rebranded/?eban=rss-copd Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:10:38 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/02/stonemasonry-rebranded/ Health and safety issues in the stonemasonry industry website has been rebranded – New design, new features, better navigation, ask the expert, manual handling, hand and arm vibration, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease…

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/07/02/stonemasonry-rebranded/feed/ Using Filtering facepieces A2 poster http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/02/using-filtering-facepieces-a2-poster/?eban=rss-copd Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:04:32 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/03/02/using-filtering-facepieces-a2-poster/ An A2 size durable colour poster which is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use and is 100% biodegradable. The poster lists a number of recommended pre-use checks and 7 diagrams on how to put a filtering facemask on and how to check that it fits and is available from HSE Books and costs £6.38 + VAT.

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