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The ESF webinar “Keep your lungs safe - The underestimated risk of dust” will be an informative session about the dangers related to particle exposure at the work place. The basics of particles and aerosols will be explained by Janina Sander who specialized in particle technology in her studies. She will explain some physical background information and explain why small particles are critical to consider in occupational health assessments. After that we will learn from Dr. Remko Houba about the health effects that are observed with workers who had particle exposure in the workplace. He will provide real-world examples of diseases in relation to particle size. Besides he will present some research on health effects of particle exposure including some epidemiological data.  A conversation between Aart-Jan Van Ek and Janina Sander will already answer a series of practical questions, and in the Q&A session you will be able to address all your question about particle exposure to our speakers.

Programme:

• Basics about particles and aerosols
• Health effects of occupational particle exposure
• Epidemiological data of particle related occupational diseases
• Real-world examples of effects of occupational particle exposure

Speakers:

Dr. Remko Houba - Netherlands Expertise Centre for Occupational Respiratory Disorders (NECORD)	Remko Houba (PhD) is an occupational hygienist at the Netherlands Expertise Centre for Occupational Respiratory Disorders (NECORD) participating in a multidisciplinary team within a patient clinic. In addition, he is working on research projects in close cooperation with IRAS (Utrecht University) and also working as occupational hygiene consultant for companies. Main focus is on chemical and biological exposure assessment and risk assessment. Exposure to particles is a relevant topic with health effects both on individual level (patient clinic) and on group level (population at risk).
Janina Sander – chair of the ESF Working Group Respiratory Protection / TSI	Janina is Application Specialist Health & Safety, EMEA at TSI. She received her master’s (and bachelor’s) degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Paderborn in Germany where she specialised in energy and process technology. During her research studies at that time, she focused on particle process technology and gained specific expertise in particle measurement technology. After her master’s exam she decided to move to industry and started with TSI as application specialist for the Health & Safety product line. In her job, Janina supports and advises customers individually on the selection and application of particle measuring devices for occupational health and safety and air quality monitoring. With training courses and seminars, she aims to share knowledge about aerosol particles and their importance for the health and safety of people at their workplace and in indoor environments.
Aart-Jan van Ek - VVGW / Lyreco-Intersafe	Aart-Jan van Ek is PPE category manager at Lyreco-Intersafe with a specialism in respiratory protection. Via the Dutch trade association for safety suppliers (VVGW) he is connected to the ESF working group respiratory protection and via the Dutch Normalization institute (NEN) to the standardization committee for respiratory protection CEN TC79.

Registration is free of charge, but mandatory.

Remark : timing is Brussels time. 

The language of the webinar is English.

Registered participants will receive the link to join the webinar latest the day before the webinar.

The webinar will be recorded, but only for internal / reporting purposes. The recording will not be made available.