Asthma is a very serious health problem that can ruin lives.
Asthma can be caused in a workplace simply by breathing in certain dusts, gases, fumes and vapours that can damage your lungs.
Shortness of breath, wheezing and painful coughing are just some of the symptoms that occupational asthma sufferers may have to deal with every day.
Simple changes in your workplace can make it a safer place for you and those working around you.
What do you know?
Top tips, advice and case studies for jobs with high rates of occupational asthma.
An asthma attack occurs when the airways of the lung become narrowed causing an obstruction to the flow of air. Symptoms include coughing, wheezing, breathlessness and a tightness in the chest.
During an asthma attack the muscle wall contracts and the lining of the airways becomes swollen and inflamed, these changes cause the airways to narrow.
HSE works closely with external and internal partners to help deliver the reduction in occupational asthma.
Have a go at our fun quiz to see what you know about occupational asthma
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