Cleaning agents an occupational asthma risk

摘要

The role of cleaning products in the workplace has been emphasised in new research on asthma caused by exposure to substances at work. Published in the journal Thorax, the study of more than 7000 people estimates exposure to substances at work is a factor in one in six cases of adult-onset asthma among British people in their mid-50s. It is acknowledged that many of these cases may be related to past exposure, but according to the HSE's calculations, there are still 1500 new cases of work-related asthma each year.