Is My Asthma Work-Related?

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• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  ASK YOURSELF THREE SIMPLE QUESTIONS: 1. Does my asthma get better on days away from work or on vacations? 2. Are there any materials, activities, or specific locations at work that make my asthma worse? 3. Does my asthma get worse over the course of the work week? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions you may have Work-Related Asthma. WHAT SHOULD I DO? Keep a record of your asthma attacks. Tell your doctor when your asthma gets better or worse. Tell your doctor about your work. Learn more about the substances used at your workplace. Create an Asthma Action Plan with your doctor. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Lung Disease Occupational Asthma Occupational Exposure Public Health Respiratory Diseases Worker Health
• Publisher:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publications
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061356
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2011 Apr; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
• Email:
  occupational.asthma@state.ma.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Is my asthma work-related?
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:af8b9f763a298136790c8084fbdb6421adf9195558ee2b673e18773ebfe37a9d93423b5b9e7d31a648f7936b24cfc8be110bb9097faadcb9b65e51217a11454f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224901/cdc_224901_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 578.05 KB ]