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Your lungs work hard. Most adults take more than 20,000 breaths a day. But just how well your lungs do their job may be affected by the job you do. It still amazes me as a Nurse, that too many people suffering lung conditions, particularly copd in the early stages are not making wiser choices with where they are working.
Please check out this list, and if you are in one of these areas, please reconsider....
"The lungs are complex organs,. " Chemicals. Germs. Tobacco smoke and dirt. Fibers, dust, and even things you might not think are dangerous can damage your airway and threaten your lungs. Also occupational and environmental exposures can lead to worsening of copd
Here are 8 jobs where precautions may help you avoid work-related lung damage.
1. Health Care
Doctors, nurses, and other people who work in hospitals, medical offices, or nursing homes are at increased risk for lung diseases such as tuberculosis, influenza, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Please check out this list, and if you are in one of these areas, please reconsider....
"The lungs are complex organs,. " Chemicals. Germs. Tobacco smoke and dirt. Fibers, dust, and even things you might not think are dangerous can damage your airway and threaten your lungs. Also occupational and environmental exposures can lead to worsening of copd
Here are 8 jobs where precautions may help you avoid work-related lung damage.
1. Health Care
Doctors, nurses, and other people who work in hospitals, medical offices, or nursing homes are at increased risk for lung diseases such as tuberculosis, influenza, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
So, health care workers should keep up with immunizations (including the flu vaccine)
Health care workers may also develop asthma if latex is used in gloves or other supplies. Latex-free synthetic gloves are an alternative.
2. Hair Styling
Certain hair-coloring agents can lead to occupational asthma. Some salon hair-straightening products contain formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. It's also a strong eye, nose, throat, and lung irritant.
Good ventilation is important. Because wearing a respirator might cause appointments to cancel, know what's in the products you're working with. If they're not safe, find a safer product.
3. Manufacturing
Some factory workers risk getting copd or making their existing copd worse. copd not caused by work but made worse by it affects as many as 25% of adults with copd.
Factory workers can be exposed to everything from inhaled metals in foundries to silica or fine sand, which can lead to silicosis, a disease that scars the lung, or increased risk of lung cancer.
4. Construction
Workers who demolish old buildings or do remodeling can be exposed to asbestos used as insulation around pipes or in floor tiles.
Even minimal exposure to its microscopic fibers has been linked to a variety of problems.
Exposure also seems to raise the risk of small-cell lung cancer and can lead to asbestosis, or scarring of the lung. Removal should be left to trained and licensed crews.
5. Farming
Working with crops and animals can lead to several disorders. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a rare but serious problem caused by repeated exposures to mold-contaminated grain or hay. The lung's air sacs become inflamed and may develop scar tissue.
Grain in metal bins can get moldy. Breathing dust from this grain can lead to fevers, chills, and a flu-like illness called "organic dust toxic syndrome." Farmers also are more likely to report a cough and chest tightness.
"We think about 30% of farmers who grow crops in this way have had that at some point,". Workers in chicken barns sometimes get worsening of copd.
"Dust and ammonia levels together seem to be risk factors. Keep grain from getting damp, ensure adequate ventilation, and wear a respirator.
6. Auto Body Spray Painting
People who work in auto body shops are often exposed to chemicals known as isocyanates.
"It's frequently a career-ending disease where they need to leave their profession
Using quality respirators that are appropriate for your task can lessen the risk. It also helps to enclose the area being sprayed and to have a ventilated exhaust system. Better yet, replace hazardous materials with safer ones.
7. Firefighting
People who battle blazes are exposed not only to the fire, but also to other materials, including burning plastics and chemicals. Firefighters can significantly lower their risk of lung disease and other problems by using a "self-contained breathing apparatus". These devices should also be used during "mop up" or the clean-up period.
"Many of the chemicals are still in the air. Ventilation also is critical.
8. Coal Mining
Underground miners are at risk for everything from bronchitis to pneumoconiosis, or "black lung." It's a chronic condition caused by inhaling coal dust that becomes embedded in the lungs, causing them to harden and make breathing very hard.
Again, protective equipment can limit the amount of dust inhaled.
Health care workers may also develop asthma if latex is used in gloves or other supplies. Latex-free synthetic gloves are an alternative.
2. Hair Styling
Certain hair-coloring agents can lead to occupational asthma. Some salon hair-straightening products contain formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. It's also a strong eye, nose, throat, and lung irritant.
Good ventilation is important. Because wearing a respirator might cause appointments to cancel, know what's in the products you're working with. If they're not safe, find a safer product.
3. Manufacturing
Some factory workers risk getting copd or making their existing copd worse. copd not caused by work but made worse by it affects as many as 25% of adults with copd.
Factory workers can be exposed to everything from inhaled metals in foundries to silica or fine sand, which can lead to silicosis, a disease that scars the lung, or increased risk of lung cancer.
4. Construction
Workers who demolish old buildings or do remodeling can be exposed to asbestos used as insulation around pipes or in floor tiles.
Even minimal exposure to its microscopic fibers has been linked to a variety of problems.
Exposure also seems to raise the risk of small-cell lung cancer and can lead to asbestosis, or scarring of the lung. Removal should be left to trained and licensed crews.
5. Farming
Working with crops and animals can lead to several disorders. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a rare but serious problem caused by repeated exposures to mold-contaminated grain or hay. The lung's air sacs become inflamed and may develop scar tissue.
Grain in metal bins can get moldy. Breathing dust from this grain can lead to fevers, chills, and a flu-like illness called "organic dust toxic syndrome." Farmers also are more likely to report a cough and chest tightness.
"We think about 30% of farmers who grow crops in this way have had that at some point,". Workers in chicken barns sometimes get worsening of copd.
"Dust and ammonia levels together seem to be risk factors. Keep grain from getting damp, ensure adequate ventilation, and wear a respirator.
6. Auto Body Spray Painting
People who work in auto body shops are often exposed to chemicals known as isocyanates.
"It's frequently a career-ending disease where they need to leave their profession
Using quality respirators that are appropriate for your task can lessen the risk. It also helps to enclose the area being sprayed and to have a ventilated exhaust system. Better yet, replace hazardous materials with safer ones.
7. Firefighting
People who battle blazes are exposed not only to the fire, but also to other materials, including burning plastics and chemicals. Firefighters can significantly lower their risk of lung disease and other problems by using a "self-contained breathing apparatus". These devices should also be used during "mop up" or the clean-up period.
"Many of the chemicals are still in the air. Ventilation also is critical.
8. Coal Mining
Underground miners are at risk for everything from bronchitis to pneumoconiosis, or "black lung." It's a chronic condition caused by inhaling coal dust that becomes embedded in the lungs, causing them to harden and make breathing very hard.
Again, protective equipment can limit the amount of dust inhaled.
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Tel:86-0755-23733851
Add: Building B, LC Hi-tech Park, Longhua District, Shenzhen, China
