Resources

Publications

Free leaflets and information sheets

• Penny and RCS dust particle diagram (page 3)
• Control of exposure to silica dust: A guide for employees
• Construction Information Sheet No 36 Revision 1
• COSHH essentials in foundries, including silica (FD series 0-14)
• Silica – How WEL are you managing the risks (Quarries)
• COSHH essentials for stonemasons: Silica (ST series 0-4)
• COSHH essentials for construction: Silica (CN series 0-11)
• COSHH essentials in brick and tile making (BK series 0-7)
• COSHH essentials for manufacturing: Silica (MN series 0-4)
• Time to clear the air! Protect your lungs when using cut-off saws
• COSHH essentials in quarries: Silica (QY series 0-10)
• Control of exposure to silica dust in small potteries. Ceramics Information Sheet No 2
• COSHH essentials: General guidance (G404). Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS)
• Health surveillance for those exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) - Guidance for occupational health professionals

Industry-specific

• Construction health risks
• Quarries silica health information
• Construction site: Asbestos - What you need to do
• Cancer and construction
• Health & Safety Laboratory - Table indicating likely work-related health risks by trade

Statistics

• HSE statistics for all occupational diseases, including respiratory
• Occupational asthma cases reported by industry
• Occupational asthma cases reported by trade
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema
• Work-related and occupational respiratory diseases table
• Newly identified cases of prescribed industrial lung diseases – by country

Workers stories

• Roy Gamble - Bricklayer
• Kevin & Tony Winter - Stone workers
• Graham Higgins - Brick worker
• Pat Goodacre - Textiles worker

Internal Sector Information Minutes (SIMs) on Silica

Silica dust guidance on risk and enforcement (SIM 03/2008/09)