Good Practices

TNO have created a database for dust-free tools and system solutions for a range of materials. Here we link their listed selection for tiles. For…

TNO have created a database for dust-free tools and system solutions for a range of materials. Here we link their listed selection for parquet. For…

TNO have created a database for dust-free tools and system solutions for a range of materials. Here we link their listed selection for concrete/stone. For…

Dust in the workplace is often viewed as a painful reality, whether it is the dust in the office, the dust in the quarry, in…

Several natural materials are used as alternatives to cement in vertical sidings. Commercial cement may contain hazardous substances as crystalline silica dust (carcinogen and endocrine…

The restoration of well-known historic monuments in Prague included façade cleaning using dry ice blasting. Technical experts, architects and historians were pleased with the results…

Filter packs made from crushed recycled glass can replace filters made of crystalline silica containing materials such as sand or zeolites. The producer recommends the…

The GDA Hazardous Substance Check is a service available to all parties involved in occupational health and safety within a company. Its aim is to…

Setting and problem Marking, drilling and filling holes in ceilings causes many occupational safety hazards for construction workers. It causes a repetitive strain on the…

Breathe Freely is a British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) initiative that focuses on mitigating occupational lung diseases. These conditions lead to severe health impairments and…

The Construction Dust Partnership (CDP) is an industry collaboration from Great Britain directly involving many organizations, including the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The aim…

NEPSI is the acronym for the ‘ European Network for Silica’ formed by the Employee and Employer European sectoral associations. They have signed the Social…

CUMELA Netherlands is a branch organization for entrepreneurs working in the agricultural or infrastructural sector. In cooperation with the Dutch Lung Alliance (LAN) and the…

Occupational hygienist Erik van Deurssen has developed a multidimensional intervention to reduce quartz exposure in the construction industry. The goal of this intervention is to…

The European Commission’s Senior Labour Inspectors’ Committee (SLIC) launched its Guidance for National Labour Inspectors on Thursday 27 October 2016 in The Hague, the Netherlands.…

Silica is found in many resources used in construction. In and of itself, that is not a problem, until you wish to drill, mill, saw,…

Fine particulate matter is harmful to health, particularly when it contains carcinogens like respirable crystalline silica (RCS), hardwood, chromium and nickel. Workers coming into contact…