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Briefly there are 2 issues. 1. Dust - If worried you need to arrange environmental monitoring and comply with the OES for nuisance dust. 2. Vibration from the tools used to cut off the plaster. Plaster of Paris is not an asthmagens therefore respiratory health surveillance is not strictly needed to fulfil legislative requirements. Some newer plaster materials have been shown to release isocyanates during curing. As this is an asthmagen, you need to look at data sheets, do environmental monitoring and consider controls as per the hierarchy. I f exposure is occurring the RHS will be needed. Martin Dr Martin Tohill MB BCH BAO MRCGP AFOM DOccMed [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Becky Floyd [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 17 January 2004 16:58 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: POP hello everyone. i have been asked by my manager to do a risk asessment in the A&E dept where the POP is used to try to establish whether any HCW needs RHS if they work with the POP. Are there any hospitals out there that do RHS for workeres that work with the POP? any comments welcome becky ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. Visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. Visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives