What physicians need to know about occupational silicosis and silica exposure sources

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• Corporate Authors:
  New Jersey. Department of Health. Occupational Disease and Injury Services. Occupational Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance Program
• Description:
  Certain Workers Are At Risk of Developing Silicosis Crystalline silica is found in many common materials. When these materials are made into a fine dust in work activities, the inhalation and deposition of these fine particles can produce silicosis over time. Workers in many industries and occupations are at risk, including: . Construction, especially bridge, tunnel, and elevated highway - Wrecking and demolition - Concrete work - Surface mining and quarrying - Underground mining - Stone cutting - Milling stone - Agriculture - Foundry - Ceramics, clay, pottery - Vitreous enameling of china plumbing fixtures - Glass manufacturing - Manufacturing of concrete products and brick - Manufacturing of soaps and detergents - Shipyards, railroads. Other employees who do not work directly with materials containing silica may be exposed as bystanders if they are in the area when crystalline silica containing materials are being used. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Aluminum Silicates Delivery Of Health Care Dust Hazardous Substances Hypersensitivity Lung Men Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Silicon Compounds Silicon Dioxide Women

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Diseases Employee-exposure Employee-health Employees Exposure-levels Hazards Health-hazards Humans Medical-care Medical-treatment Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Public-health Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiration Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Sensitization Silica-dusts Silicates Silicon-compounds Silicosis

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• Publisher:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043742
• Citation:
  Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS), 1998 Aug; :1-5
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19920930
• Source Full Name:
  What physicians need to know about sccupational silicosis and silica exposure sources
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:066c0f2afeb6f1e6aa4bd7b41fd6ff8857d819b40c08d28cfb5898f1fa0ef9b7c8fa9dfbf0e3c984187db3ac2929d09563ea70da77bf163ed3a3a2b17a3480dd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195563/cdc_195563_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 223.64 KB ]