Developing an Intelligence System for the Control of Occupational Exposure (I-SCOPE) – using respirable crystalline silica exposures in GB brick manufacturing as a case study
In 2012 HSE commenced a longitudinal research study on silica related ill-health in brick manufacture, stone working and foundries. This has created a shared HSE and industry resource comprising over 2000 measurements of RCS across 20 brick manufacturing sites in Great Britain. The assembled information provides evidence of the impact of recent HSE and industry initiatives to improve control of RCS exposure and reduce risks to workers' health.