Asthma Prevention
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), occupational asthma is a reversible, generalized airway narrowing as a result of exposure to airborne dust, gases, vapors,
or fumes in the work environment. Your
Workplace Illness Prevention Program should contain safety measures that you
can implement to control occupational asthma in the worksite.
Occupations and hazards associated
with asthma include: