Quiz answers

1. Occupational asthma is
   - Caused by workers breathing in substances at work that produce a hypersensitive state in the airways
   
   
2. Dusts and fumes cause asthma by
   - Entering the body through the nose and mouth
   
   
3. The greatest cause of occupational asthma in Great Britain is exposure to
   - Chemicals called isocyanates (eg in two-pack products)
   
   
4. Rosin-based solder flux fume is most likely to affect
   - Electronics assemblers
   
   
5. Isocyanates are most likely to affect
   - Spray painters
   
   
6. An R42 is
   - A Risk Phrase associated with occupational asthma
   
   
7. A respiratory irritant
   - May provoke asthma attacks in those with occupational or pre-existing asthma
   
   
8. What do the letters LEV stand for?
   - Local exhaust ventilation
   
   
9. Why is LEV important?
   - It draws dusty air or fumes away from the worker
   
   
10. What should all workers at risk from asthma get each year?
    - Health surveillance
    
    
11. Why is health surveillance important?
    - Early removal from exposure can lead to a complete recovery
    
    
12. The UK charity with a dedicated Asthma Helpline run by trained nurses dealing with asthma problems generally is
    - Asthma UK

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