OSHA-NIOSH Info Sheet: Maximize Your Spirometry Screening and Surveillance Resources

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Spirometry is a common type of pulmonary function test (PFT) that measures how well a person can move air in and out of their lungs. In occupational settings, spirometry can be used to establish a baseline before assigning a worker to job tasks that are physically demanding, that require use of a respirator, or that may expose the worker to respiratory hazards. It is also used to track lung function over time and to evaluate workers who experience signs or symptoms of respiratory disease. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Pulmonary Function Tests Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Safety Spirometry
• Keywords:
  Spirometry; Lung-disorders; Lung-function; Respiration; Respiratory-function-tests; Pulmonary-function-tests; Breathing-atmospheres; Screening-methods; Surveillance-programs
• Source:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-133, 2011 Mar; :1-2
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038527
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c51a789d69d3a2c6da0a535de26a54934243796dbc705f4756a7759b3a1e667f0dd677afd6ad401af3d1f42323d63f1a209d36f59fd576df8ea98176a5fa3120
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5893/cdc_5893_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.74 MB ]