starch dust


Hi
I wondered if starch dust above WEL's could be a potential asthmagen? If not, would anyone consider spirometry as baseline and regular being required to monitor for COPD? Dust masks are being used whilst engineering controls are being looked at.

thank you in anticipation
Occupational Asthma, Health Professional, 3/8/2012, 3/9/2012,

There are reports of maize starch as a sensitiser, much of the problem with latex gloves arose from the latex binding to the starch powder. In addition there is now good evidence that regular exposure to inhaled irritants can cause occupational asthma, as well as being inplicated (at least epidemiologically) in COPD. Some references attached
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3/9/2012

thank you very much this is very useful and clarifies things well.
Janet
3/9/2012

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