NIOSH and the coal mine industry.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kroes WH ; Shoub EP
• Description:
  A review is presented of the studies in progress at the NIOSH Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Diseases, seeking to identify the mechanism involved in the development of coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Data are given regarding medical examinations required by the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, prevalence of pneumoconiosis in various States, and evaluation of personal dust monitors and respirators. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Epidemiology Mining Morbidity Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Dust-control Legislation NIOSH-Author Personal-protective-equipment Preventive-medicine Research-programs Respiratory-system-disorders
• ISSN:
  0009-9910
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ALFORD - Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Disease
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  144-146
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00038207
• Citation:
  Coal Age 1973 Jul; :144-146
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Coal Age
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:44dbc8e93e01f2ee80a735b759a83dc48e51298a58a4155c441ba98b3bc0769f6dd4e501dd46ac8278eb411f180cb67548db3d943bcb717c98a995e99408e965
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183986/cdc_183986_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.56 MB ]