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A Parliamentary inquiry has been launched into the devastating impact that silicosis \u2013 a life-shortening lung disease \u2013 has on construction workers and their families<\/h2>\n

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Respiratory Health is working with not-for-profit organisation B&CE<\/a> to understand why construction workers\u2019 lives continue to be claimed by silicosis caused by silica (respirable crystalline silica) \u2013 the second largest health risk<\/a> to construction workers after asbestos.<\/p>\n

Silica is commonly found in stone, bricks and concrete. Construction workers who cut or break these materials are exposed to this, which can cause chronic breathing difficulties<\/a>, significantly impact quality of life, and leading to avoidable deaths each year.<\/p>\n

The inquiry will see the APPG work with B&CE to call on expert clinicians, campaigners, industry bodies, academics and government to help ministers gain a better understanding of silicosis, to discover more about the financial burden it places on the NHS and the challenges it presents to productivity in the workplace.<\/p>\n

Jim Shannon MP, chair of the APPG on respiratory health, said: \u201cSilicosis is a particular danger for construction workers; causing many to suffer chronic and debilitating breathing difficulties, while claiming the lives of others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to be working with B&CE, which is conducting pioneering work to help the APPG further understand the cause and effect of this terrible disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be presenting our findings to the government later in the year along with recommendations, which we hope will help to prevent it in the first place and assist patients with the best treatment and management of the disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gregg McClymont, the director of policy at B&CE, the provider of People\u2019s Health, added: \u201cSilicosis is a serious issue for the construction industry \u2013 hugely impacting worker\u2019s lives \u2013 but still largely goes undetected. It\u2019s caused by inhalation of tiny particles, released by activities like cutting bricks as well as using cement and other building products which leads to the loss of lung capacity. But this is a preventable condition if the correct precautions are taken.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re calling on experts to submit evidence over the summer which we\u2019ll use as the basis for recommendations to the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage anyone interested in respiratory health<\/a> to contribute to the inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calls for evidence close on 31 August 2019.<\/p>\n

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