The Asthma Program and the Occupational Health Program at the Department of Public Health (DPH) would like to remind you of the importance of reporting cases of new onset and work-aggravated respiratory diseases to DPH. All work-related diseases, including new onset and work-aggravated respiratory conditions, are reportable in Connecticut per

                       Connecticut General Statutes Section 31-40A. 

                                                                    HOW TO REPORT

• Metal Working Fluids: A Fact Sheet for Doctors and Their Patients
• Diagnostic Decision Flow Chart 
• Occupational/Environmental Exposure History Form
• Physician's Report on Occupational Diseases form
• Diagnosing work-related asthma                                                        

• NIOSH
• American Academy of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology
• US Dept of Labor
• NIOSH Asthma and Allergies, The Prevention of Occupational Asthma