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A community for those occupationally exposed to dusts, toxins, pollutants, hazardous materials or noxious environments

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Occupational health and safety in agriculture

An average of 12,000 people suffer with work related ill heath in agriculture.

Illnesses can range from respiratory diseases such as:

Farmers lung, from exposure spores from mouldy grain, hay, and straw.
Silicosis, from exposure to silica dust.
Asthma, from exposure to dust – agriculture has the highest incident rate compared to occupational rates in other industries.
Asbestosis, from exposure to asbestos.

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