HSE lists crushing, screening demolition material, and removing rubble among construction tasks that can expose workers to hazardous dust and lung-disease risks.
Source: UK HSE: Lung disease: higher-risk jobs and industries ↗Dust entry
Demolition-material dust
Dust generated while crushing, screening, removing, or handling demolition materials; composition and silica content depend on the materials present.
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
respiratory irritationrespirable crystalline silica exposure riskoccupational respiratory disease
Evidence
Controls
- wet methods
- dust suppression
- local exhaust ventilation
- material assessment
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection