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Practical workplace respiratory guidance.
A focused resource plan for employers, health-and-safety teams and employees — grounded in authoritative UK sources.
Occupational spirometry
What occupational spirometry measuresFVC, FEV1, technique and interpretationWhat happens during a workplace testPreparation, safety screening and repeat blowsPlanned: Spirometry versus peak flow; why repeatability matters
Programme management
Respiratory health surveillance guideRisk, baseline, review, records and actionWhat employers need to planExposure groups, scheduling and confidentialityPlanned: Choosing a competent provider; acting on surveillance concerns
COSHH and respiratory risk
Industries and exposure patternsTask-specific prompts across common sectorsHSE G402: occupational asthmaAuthoritative external guidancePlanned: Wood dust, welding fume, flour dust, isocyanates, silica and metalworking fluids
Before and after the test
Employee preparation guideClothing, food, medicines and postponementNHS spirometry informationAuthoritative external patient informationPlanned: Light-headedness; what happens if results change
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