Flour Dust & Bakers’ Asthma: Controlling Exposure

About Course

Flour dust and the enzymes added to flour are a leading cause of occupational asthma, affecting bakers, millers, pizza makers and kitchen staff. This course explains the health effects, the workplace exposure limits, HSE’s practical controls for everyday baking tasks and the health surveillance employers normally need.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course is general awareness training written from published official guidance. It does not replace training required for your specific job, and it is not an accredited qualification.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand how flour dust and enzymes cause asthma and dermatitis
  • Know the workplace exposure limits for flour dust
  • Apply HSE’s practical controls for tipping, mixing, dusting and cleaning
  • Recognise when health surveillance and RIDDOR reporting apply

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Why flour dust matters
  • The law and exposure limits
  • Practical controls for everyday tasks
  • Health surveillance, reporting and a worked example

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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