HSE issues asthma warning to bakery workers

Thousands of British bakers could be at risk of developing a debilitating respiratory condition unless they take sensible precautions, the HSE has warned.

Bakers are about 80 times more likely to develop occupational asthma than the average British worker. Workers exposed to flour and other bakery dusts can develop asthma unless sensible precautions are taken. Shortness of breath, wheezing and painful coughing are just some of the symptoms that occupational asthma sufferers may have t... (305 more words)

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