Protecting the health of construction workers with real-time dust monitoring

摘要

During October, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been carrying out its annual month long campaign of inspecting construction sites across the country. The dangers of long-term exposure to dust are well known and regulations for protecting occupational health have been in place for many years. Primarily, dust falls into two size categories: inhalable and respirable with the latter posing the greater health risk. Respirable dust can penetrate much further down into the lungs with the potential to cause a range of respiratory conditions and diseases. Understanding exposure to dangerous elements in work environments requires data. TSI's aerosol and dust exposure monitoring solutions allow health and safety professionals to capture critical exposure information needed to ensure worker safety. Our real-time direct reading instruments collect exposure data in the moment as opposed to days, weeks, or even months later.