Occupational Lung Disease

🔬Causes & Risk Factors

• 1Occupational lung disease results from repeated inhalation of harmful substances in the workplace
• 2including mineral dusts such as silica
• 3coal
• 4and asbestos that cause scarring of lung tissue
• 5chemical fumes and gases that irritate and damage the airways
• 6and organic dusts or allergens that trigger occupational asthma. The severity and type of lung disease depend on the specific substance
• 7the intensity and duration of exposure
• 8and individual susceptibility
• 9with smoking often significantly worsening the effects of workplace exposures. Inadequate ventilation and insufficient use of protective respiratory equipment in high-risk work environments substantially increase the risk of developing disease.