Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Cleaning products are used in all workplaces and can cause or trigger work-related asthma. Employers should make sure the safest products and practices are used in the workplace so that people do not get asthma from work. What is work-related asthma? Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease where the flow of air is decreased, making it hard to breathe. Symptoms of asthma include: wheezing, chest tightness, cough, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing. Asthma is considered work-related when it is caused or made worse by something at work. Even small exposures to certain substances can cause or trigger asthma. Symptoms may start right after you breathe in the substance or may start hours after leaving work. Sometimes a person can suddenly develop work-related asthma from chemicals they have worked with for years. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Chemical Hazards Cleaning Compounds Occupational Asthma Respiratory Irritants Safety Practices
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066595
• Citation:
  Sacramento, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2015 Feb; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Cleaning products and work-related asthma
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:776822ba610cf5416ec8feac65a2767599f20cd1b186c5968d04e125174da5c85bae055b114a91ee45d9c3900532adaf6c23d4acdb47903cc85967f2aaffc85f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230976/cdc_230976_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 181.96 KB ]