Industrial Asthma Claims

What is industrial asthma?

If you have never had asthma before and you suddenly start experiencing symptoms after doing a certain type of work, you could have occupational asthma.

There are two types of industrial asthma:

Allergic occupational asthma – this is the most common type of industrial asthma, it is triggered by allergens such as flour dust (Baker’s Asthma), fumes, and wood dust.  If you suffer from allergic occupational asthma, and the reason you developed an allergy to something at work is because you were exposed to large amounts of the allergen for a long time, which made you become sensitive to it.

Irritant induced occupational asthma – is a non-allergenic form of asthma caused when you breathe in a particular type of fume at work that irritates your airways, causing asthma symptoms.

Who is responsible for my occupational asthma or industrial lung disease?

If your job involves having to work with known irritant chemicals or dust, your employer needs to undertake an adequate risk assessment and minimise the chance of their employees developing industrial asthma.

For example, the second most common cause of occupational asthma according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is flour dust and enzymes containing additives such as amylase.  Flour dust can cause a condition commonly referred to as Baker’s Asthma.

Your employer has a duty to provide full training and protective gear if you work in an environment where industrial asthma may be triggered.

Contact the experts

If you have been diagnosed with occupational asthma, you may be able to claim compensation.  A successful claim requires you to prove your illness was caused by negligent acts or omissions by your employer.  We are experts at collating the necessary evidence to prove employer negligence.  We achieve this by examining medical records, garnering expert opinion, and investigating your employer’s health and safety policies and procedures.

We offer no win, no fee arrangements for our clients.  This means that if you do not receive compensation, you will not have to pay any legal fees.