Hi
Suggest getting in touch with your Local respiratory physician with a list
of all substances used. They usually like to play Columbo with cases like
this and don't charge you the time they should (shhh!)
The problem with art and design is that they 'sneek' unCOSHHed substances
into the buildings through the back door and do stuff with COSHHed items
that are not necessarily how they were intended to be used.
Airborne particles can include; silica sands and nasties in glazes in
pottery (also known as psychoceramics as they are all crackpots!) and glass
work, spray fixer for pastels, mounting spray, glues, textile dusts, paint
and dye powders (some are really iffy). Also check for latex glove use. They
can sometimes get up to weird things with burning dyess around sculptures to
get a different effect.
Generally A&D are unkempt places and there may be a build up of general
dust.
Suggest a good occ hygienist as mixed exposures tends to be a big problem in
F/HE
A two hourly peak flow done over a fortnight would help the resiratory
physician although compliance tends to be low.
Best of luck
Amanda Dowson
-----Original Message-----
From: Tracie McKelvie [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 17 November 2005 12:20
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Dear List
Dear List
Please help.
We have an employee who has been experiencing symptoms such as sore throat,
coughing, tight chest etc since the commencement of employment this year.
(only reported recently) Symptoms not there outside of environment.
The area is art and design. A risk assessment has been completed and
elimination of possible cause/s has begun, however, after being on leave for
a few weeks whilst the area was being industrially cleaned, the employee has
returned with immediate symptoms (not even doing activities). The industrial
clean was not a very good standard, therefore, dust and clay particles etc
are still laying on very high shelving etc....
We have provided PPE, there is extract in place with ventilation.
The employee has been in this trade for 6 years and has not experienced
these problems before.
Is there an allergy patch test or something that anyone knows of that may
help identify any sensitivity?
Regards and thanks in advance.
Tracie
Tracie Mckelvie
Occupational Health Nurse / Adviser
Pembrokeshire College
Merlins Bridge
Haverfordwest
Pembs.
SA61 1SZ
TEL: 01437 753194
FAX: 01437 767279
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