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Railroad workers with many hazardous conditions while working on and around the railway. Exposure to various hazardous substances, the railway workers can cause serious injuries. A common injury of many railway workers Diesel asthma, a condition of the respiratory tract, the by the inhalation of diesel fumes. Diesel exhaust is composed of hundreds of different hazardous substances, including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and benzene, which can cause serious damage if inhaled over a long period.

Inhalation of diesel exhaust is known that a variety of cancers and diseases of the respiratory tract damage. Diesel asthma is only one type of these diseases, but when hundreds of workers each year.

Asthma How Your Body

Asthma causes your respiratory tract to be swollen and irritated in response to certain triggers such as cigarette smoke or pollen. When the airways are irritated, they may begin to swell even more, the airways narrow and very little air into the lungs.

Symptoms of asthma Diesel

Asthma has a number of symptoms, should be carefully monitored. If you suffer from any of the following symptoms, visit your doctor immediately. These symptoms are often associated with the occurrence of an asthma attack:

- Shortness of breath

- Tightness in the chest area

- Chronic cough

- Wheezing

Asthma attacks can be very serious, leading to hospitalization or even death if not treated. The lack of oxygen to your lungs from asthma attacks can be life threatening symptoms, such as:

- Problems with the focus

- Problems talking

- Not to breath

- Cyanosis (development of a blue hue to our skin, if there is a lack of oxygen)

FELA protects you

If you are a railroad worker, the Federal Republic of employer's liability law protects you against injuries you can get through the negligence of the employer. Railroad employers are aware of the dangers effects of diesel exhaust inhalation and are responsible to provide you with protective safety devices to ensure that you are in front of the smoke. Your employer is responsible to make sure that you have the proper training to all functions of the job safely, including a safe working environment for all employees.

A lawyer can help FELA

If your employer has negligently failed to provide you with the right training and equipment to make your job safely and this negligence led to your injuries - contact a FELA attorney immediately. FELA lawyers have extensive experience of the injured by negligent employers and work diligently to ensure that you the compensation you deserve.