In a recent article written just earlier today, there are benefits to your health even in stressful and physically demanding jobs. Construction has it’s dangers and one of the most dangerous nonphysical risks a worker takes is just simply breathing.

Workers are at risk of inhaling dust in demolitions or renovations and this can be a cause for lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis, a disease that causes inflammation and scarring.

With every job there are risks but that also means there are ways around it. To avoid lung trauma, Dimensional Construction workers can save themselves by wearing protective gear such as a respirator to filter out the harmful, air-borne threats when working especially around older buildings.