:The Clean Air? – Take Care! campaign is designed to highlight the problem of respiratory disease and promote sensible solutions to respiratory protection in the workplace. The 2026 updated version expands on the original campaign and adds guidance specifically designed for Employers whose staff use RPE whilst conducting their work and for the Wearers of RPE who use the products to protect them from hazards they may face carrying out their working tasks. The campaign benefits from a two tiered approach offering separate chapters aimed at Employers to highlight how they should approach Respiratory hazards in their businesses and Wearers of Respiratory Protection who are provided guidance on their use of RPE.

Dusts, fumes, mists, vapours and gases are frequently encountered across a wide range of industries, from construction and manufacturing to engineering, woodworking, healthcare and waste management. Yet because many airborne hazards cannot be seen, workers may not fully appreciate the risks they face every day.

The consequences can be severe. Work-related respiratory disease remains one of the leading causes of occupational ill health in the UK and continues to claim thousands of lives each year. Many respiratory diseases develop slowly over time, with symptoms appearing years or even decades after exposure has occurred. By the time breathing difficulties, persistent coughing or other symptoms become apparent, the damage may already be irreversible.

This is why the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) Respiratory Protection Group has refreshed its Clean Air? Take Care! campaign, helping organisations and workers better understand respiratory risks and the steps required to protect against them.

You can download the Clean Air? Take Care! campaign document here:

Clean Air? Take Care!

The individual guidance pages for the different chapters of the campaign can be viewed and downloaded below.

Campaign Material – For Employers