FACTS

1. There are three main types of construction dust: silica dust, non-silica dust and wood dust.
2. Dust can cause inflammation and scarring of the lungs (fibrosis), and some particular dusts cause severe lung diseases.
3. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 impose requirements that are legally binding. These include exposure levels for both total alienable dust and for respirable dust.
4. Exposure to dust should be eliminated wherever possible. If not possible, the risk should be assessed and appropriate control measures implemented.
5. The risk assessment, where there is no practicable alternative, should provide a “method statement” on how the […]

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