Mark's Story - Occupational asthma following exposure to hazardous substances
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Michael, CrawleyMark worked for a large pharmaceutical company manufacturing various pills including laxatives. The laxative pills contained dust that was emitted into the atmosphere during the production process. Operatives were not provided with breathing equipment and the machinery was not fitted with appropriate extraction units.
After a consultant engineer was appointed, it was accepted that the levels of dust in the atmosphere exceeded the maximum exposure limits in relation to the particular product. The employers had failed to measure and record the concentration of hazardous substances in the workplace, to ensure compliance with the standards, and to assess what control or preventative measures were needed. They had failed to carry out any air monitoring surveys.
As a result of bringing a claim, the employers ensured that all the workforce were provided with appropriate breathing equipment, systems were put in place to monitor the health of the workforce and the manufacturing process was altered and upgraded to fit the machinery with appropriate extraction units.
Mark was awarded compensation for his injury but as a result of the changes implemented in the workplace he was able to carry on with his employment in the comfort that he was working in a safe environment.
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