Deficiencies in air filtering cause respiratory symptoms in machining shops

Press release by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland A study co-ordinated by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) detected deficiencies in the performance of air filtering equipment connected to machine tools used in machining shops. The problem is related to metalworking fluids that release metalworking fluid mist and various gaseous pollutants into the air during work, exposing workers to the risk of skin and respiratory symptoms. In the study, a method was developed to enable the control of gaseous air pollutants. Other means to reduce the