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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