Dust entry

Cockroach material dust

Airborne dust from cockroach bodies, eggs, saliva, faeces, and cast skins.

Airborne form

dustaerosol

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

occupational asthmarespiratory sensitization

Evidence

HSE lists cockroach material as a substance that can cause occupational asthma and defines the exposure as dust from cockroach bodies, eggs, saliva, faeces, and cast skins.

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Substances that can cause occupational asthma · Cockroach material

Cockroach material — Dust from the bodies, eggs, saliva, faeces and cast skins of cockroaches.

Controls

enclose contaminated material handling
local exhaust ventilation
exposure monitoring
appropriate respiratory protection