Regularly breathing construction dust can cause diseases like lung cancer, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and silicosis. Construction workers have a high risk of developing these diseases because many common construction tasks can create high dust levels.

These diseases cause permanent disability and early death. Over 500 construction workers are believed to die from exposure to silica dust every year. Describe the engineering control measures must primarily be introduced to ensure minimal exposure of inhalation of dust, explain engineering control measures introduced could be local exhaust ventilation systems, other forms of control may be the use of processes such as water suppression.

The introduction or RPE (Respiratory Protective Equipment) such as a dust mask with appropriate FFP3 filter should also be introduced (considered as a last resort when all other measures have been exhausted)