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COPD and bakery ovens

what impact could there be on someone with COPD who has recurrent chest infections, working in an enclosed environment with bakery ovens? A warm environment obviosly but with a low ceiling and only a desk fan - single operator use. This chap is 61, worked in a bakery for 33 years but only the la ...

Occupational Asthma, Health Professional, 10/20/2008, 10/22/2008,

My symptoms all point to OA, what should i do?

I am a 34yr old male employed by a company who produce latex rubber products mainly for the footwear industry, we use numerous chemical as additives including resins, ultrafresh, actifresh, ammonia, curing agents and many more. My position at the moment is that i have developed difficulty with b ...

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 2/21/2008, 10/21/2008,

What are the risks in tobacco processing?

I am working as in tobacco processing industry.Here there are tobacco dust, humid tobacco smell(unburnt)and we always touch tobacco materials?What are the risk?

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 8/15/2008, 10/1/2008,

can i get occupational asthma from using cyanoacrylate glue

i have been using cyanacrylate glues for 2 years making lampshades. i have never ever suffered with asthma and after a couple of months working with the glue i started being ill. my doctor gave me an inhaler and when the illness got worse he referred me to a respiratory consultant. the consultan ...

Occupational Asthma, Worker, 9/26/2008, 10/1/2008,

Bronchitis / Allergy to birds

Once a year I go to Forida to visit my son. He has many birds, but one of them is a cockateil. He also has large exotic birds. I read that one of the women said that she was allergic to such a bird. I never blamed it on them. I would alway sget sick with Bronchitis, and then have it for weeks ev ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 9/1/2008, 9/1/2008,

FEV1 decline acceptable values in respiratory surveillance for occupational asthma

My question concerns acceptable levels of FEV1 decline year on year so I can incorporate it into my review of my respiratory surveillance programme. My research led me to the following conclusion:“ The normal annual rate of decline in nonsmokers is 30 mls/year and is significant if greater than ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 7/4/2008, 7/4/2008,

Is it possible to get occupational asthma from dry resin or hardener?

I was consulted recently by a ceiling carpenter who installed ceilings made of rhinoboard and a resin or hardener. He cut the ceilings with an angle grinder so lots of dust. Developed asthma while doing this (no prior asthma). Asthma worse at work. My question is: resins and hardeners are well e ...

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 7/1/2008, 7/3/2008,

Is Atopy a predisposing state for individuals exposed to aerolysed fish proteins, namely salmon

I am an Occupational Health Nurse and work in a fish processing plant, mainly salmon. Whilst I carry out respiratory health surveillance I am interested to know is atopy likely to cause any pre disposition to sensitisation of the fish proteins? I would also welcome any information regarding th ...

Occupational Asthma, Health Professional, 5/28/2008, 6/9/2008,

Miller Correction in Oasys 2 Beta

I wonder if you can help me. I have successfully entered data for a patient and produced reports. However, I have realised that the first set of readings (which were form 2004 and never analysed) need Miller Correction. However, when I have tried to edit the record, the icon is not available nor ...

Oasys, Specialist, 5/7/2008, 5/7/2008,

Occupational asthma from Laminate Dust

I work for a manufacturer of laminate. The particular department I work in also cuts and stores a substantial amount of laminate. The cleanup consists of using high pressure air to blow the dust into piles to be discarded. What concerns should I have? I have a problem with nose bleeds and headaches.

Occupational Asthma, Specialist, 1/21/2008, 4/12/2008,