Page 4 - November 2022 Newsletter

CLONE OF A CINNABON SAFETY LINES

Ingredients: Servings: twelve
Mitigating Lung Cancer Risks Within the Workplace
Dough:
• 1 cup warm milk November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the
• 2 eggs, room temperature leading cause of cancer death and is the second most diagnosed
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour cancer in both men and women in the United States. Lung cancer
• 1 teaspoon salt occurs when abnormal cells in the lungs grow out of control, form-
• 1/2 cup white sugar ing a tumor.
• 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
FIlling: These cells destroy the healthy lung tissue around them. Warning
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed signs of lung cancer can vary from person to person. They may in-
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon clude a cough that does not go away and gets worse over time, a
• 1/3 cup butter, softened hoarse voice, constant chest pain, coughing up blood, shortness of
Icing: breath, loss of weight, and frequent lung infections, such as pneu-
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened monia.
• 1 (3 once) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract There are a number of risk factors for lung disease. Cigarette smok-
• 1/8 teaspoon salt ing is the number one cause of lung cancer, but it can also be caused
by using other types of tobacco (such as pipes or cigars). Other risk
Directions: factors include:
• Breathing secondhand smoke,
Step 1 - Prepare dough: Place, eggs, butter, flour, salt, white sugar, and • Being exposed to radon at home or work and other
yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the substances such as asbestos, arsenic, soot, and tar; and
manufacturer. Select dough cycle, press start.
• Having a family history of lung cancer.
Step 2 - When dough has doubled in size, turn it out onto a lightly
floured surface. Cover it with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let it According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more
rest for ten (10) minutes. people die from lung cancer than any other cancer. While personal
factors—such as smoking—can increase lung cancer risks, certain
Step 3 - Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to a 16 x 21 inch rectan- work-related exposures can also make employees more vulnerable
gle. to lung conditions (including cancer).

Step 4 - Prepare filling: Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small Specifically, long-term exposure to respiratory irritants (e.g., dust,
bowl. Spread softened butter over the dough, then sprinkle cinna-
mon-sugar mixture evenly over top. gases, dirt, asbestos, and hazardous chemicals) can cause workers to
develop lung conditions over time. If you or your employees are ex-
Sstep 5 - Starting at the longer end, roll up the dough; Cut into 12 rolls. posed to irritants on the job, take these steps to protect your lungs:
Place rolls in a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise
until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. • Educate workers on the risks and severity of occupational lung
conditions.
Step 6 - Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 degrees C) • Provide employees with all necessary personal protective equip-
ment (PPE) when working near respiratory irritants and train
Step 7 - Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 them on the proper use of this PPE.
minutes.
• Consider having a health and safety expert routinely assess your
Step 8 - While rolls are baking, prepare icing, beat confectioner’s sugar, workplace for any exposures that may contribute to occupational
butter, cream cheese, vanilla and salt until creamy. lung conditions.
Step 9 - Spread icing on warm rolls before serving.

Contributor: Rose Dawson,
Corporate Safety Officer