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There are workplaces for a huge range of occupations using a diverse range of materials and with allergies, particularly respiratory, steadily rising the air quality in a building is coming under increasing scrutiny.

Enclosed spaces are obviously more controllable but there is a huge range of substances that can cause problems to those working in them.

The safe storage, handling, use and disposal of many potentially dangerous chemicals are covered in the UK by the COSSH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)regulations.

But there are many other seemingly innocuous substances, with which we come into daily contact, that contain the potential to cause problems.

The dust created by operations involved in cutting and sanding wood, or many of the activities carried out in vehicle repair shops are among the most obvious.

But there are also many items inside our work places and homes including materials and chemicals used in construction or interior decoration and have been identified as letting off poisonous gasses for years.

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