HSE includes cutting kerbstones among construction jobs that risk exposure to hazardous substances and identifies silica-containing dust from comparable cutting operations.
Source: UK HSE: Lung disease: higher-risk jobs and industries ↗Dust entry
Kerbstone-cutting dust
Dust generated while cutting or processing kerbstones; HSE identifies this construction activity as a potential source of respirable crystalline silica.
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
silicosislung cancerCOPDloss of lung function
Evidence
Controls
- wet cutting
- on-tool extraction
- local exhaust ventilation
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection