Respiratory Disease

An estimated 170,000 people suffer with forms of Occupational Respiratory disease and Industrial Asthma. The symptoms include breathing or lung problems which they believe to be work related, although the true figure is likely to be significantly higher. The occupations with the highest incidents of Occupational Asthma, as reported to Chest Physicians, were Bakers, Flour Confectioners, Spray Painters, and those in the welding trades.

An occupational respiratory disease is an injury leading to the loss of full lung function which can produce disability affecting physical performance. There are many types of respiratory disease including:-

•    Pneumoconiosis (including silicosis and asbestos)
•    Asthma
•    Emphysema
•    Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease

First Personal Injury has specialist industrial disease experience in handling claims for most forms of Industrial Disease including Occupational Respiratory Disease, Industrial Asthma, Asbestos, Vibration White Finger, Dermatitis and skin conditions, Industrial Deafness.