NIOSH lists animal proteins from hair, fur, saliva, urine, and dander among exposures associated with work-related asthma in animal-health and laboratory work.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: Work-related Asthma Exposures ↗Dust entry
Animal dander dust
Airborne particulate containing animal hair, fur, dander, saliva, or urine proteins, identified by NIOSH as an occupational asthma exposure.
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
work-related asthma riskallergic respiratory effects
Evidence
Controls
- source control
- ventilation
- hygiene controls
- exposure assessment
- appropriate respiratory protection