Distribution of Silica-Exposed Workers by Province and Industry in Vietnam

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• Personal Author:
  Barnhart S ; Keifer, Max ; Lan TN ; Son PH ; Trung Le V ; Tu NT
• Description:
  To determine the number and distribution of exposures among workers exposed to silica dust in Vietnam, a cross-sectional study was conducted of the provincial Preventive Medicine Centers (PMCs) of 61 provinces, and data were collected from medical centers (MCs) of the Ministries of Construction, Industry, and Transportation. The PMC survey identified 112,956 exposed workers in 31 provinces. Ministry data identified 240,744 exposed workers. Quang Ninh province, with 50,000-70,000, had the highest concentration. These estimates provide a range of 40,000-350,000 exposed workers, supporting the development of a validated registry of silica-exposed workers, essential to the development of a program for silicosis prevention in Vietnam. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Silicates Construction Industry Environmental Monitoring Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide Transportation
• Keywords:
  Construction-industry Construction-workers Disease-prevention Diseases Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Occupational-exposure Pneumoconiosis Silica-dusts Silicates Silicosis Transportation-industry Transportation-workers Workers

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  128-133
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029207
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2003 Apr-Jun; 9(2):128-133
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c6995336ae6507d15ce6df3cced7361865e535e0c17731457db35c3d64aa85b22ba2016586b836c7937215ce5efc0a88e2b10e867e370ca16c81db6376bbb50a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190242/cdc_190242_DS1.pdf
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