Creating awareness to prevent occupational lung disease in the construction industry

Many respiratory hazards cannot be seen by the naked eye

And many ill health effects don’t appear until many years later

1 #
Lost Time Claims in 2021

Source: Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada, National Work Injury/Disease Statistics Program (NWISP) 

1 %
Higher lung cancer mortalities among construction workers than among the general population

Source: Center for Construction Research and Training (also known as CPWR) and Duke University.

Treat health like safety

There is an increased awareness within the industry about the need to focus more on health

Access the Health in Industry (HI) Management Standard Self-Assessment Tool

How well are you preventing and controlling employees’ exposure to construction work risks that cause ill health and disease?