Symptoms of Exposure at Work
Head:
- Symptoms: Dizziness, headache
- Common Causes: Solvents, paint, ozone, smoke (including tobacco)
Eyes:
- Symptoms: Red, watery, irritated eyes; grainy feeling
- Common Causes: Smoke, gases, various dusts, vapors from paint and cleaners
Nose and Throat:
- Symptoms: Sneezing, coughing, sore throat
- Common Causes: Smoke, ozone, solvents, various dusts, vapors, and fumes from paint and cleaners
Chest and Lungs:
- Symptoms: Wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, lung cancer
- Common Causes: Metal fumes, various dusts, smoke, solvents, vapors from paint and cleaners
- Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, stomach ache, diarrhea
- Common Causes: Some metal fumes, solvents, paint vapors, long-term lead exposure
Skin:
- Symptoms: Redness, dryness, rash, itching, skin cancer
- Common Causes: Solvents, chromium, nickel, detergents and cleaners, paint on skin
Nervous System:
- Symptoms: Nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, tremors, loss of balance or coordination
- Common Causes: Long-term solvent exposure, long-term lead exposure
- Symptoms (Men): Low sperm count, damage to sperm
- Symptoms (Women): Irregular menstruation, miscarriage, damage to egg or fetus
- Common Causes: Lead, toluene, some other solvents, ethylene oxide
* Source WOSH/CAL
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