Or you're the one on the shop-floor. Perhaps you're both - that's often the way it is in a small business. What the law says' at the end of the leaflet for more details about these. People in the plastics industry handle a lot of materials in many processes - some safe, some less so. The trick is to know which is which.
Some materials irritate.
Some are more damaging and may cause asthma. Here are just some of the materials that may cause problems. Some of these materials can cause irritation, particularly in process operations at high temperatures. We have put those which most frequently cause asthma at the top, but all of them can cause breathing problems. There are others.