List of NIOSH Certified B-readers in New Jersey

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• Alternative Title:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services: Occupational Health Surveillance Update: February 2001: List of NIOSH Certified B-readers in New Jersey
• Corporate Authors:
  New Jersey. Department of Health. Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Occupational Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance Program
• Description:
  Q and A What is a B-Reader? A B-Reader is a radiologist or physician who has achieved competency in interpreting chest x-rays of workers exposed to substances such as asbestos, silica, and coal dust. Why B-Readers? For workers who suffer from pneumoconiosis (lung disease caused by dust inhalation), a key diagnostic tool is the patient's chest x-ray. A B-Reader can recognize on a chest x-ray the signs of the various pneumoconioses. Radiographic changes in workers exposed to crystalline silica, for example, are the most sensitive means of early detection of disease; that is, abnormalities are usually seen radiographically before pulmonary function loss can be detected by spirometry, or before symptoms appear. Repeated classification of radiographs may vary considerably, not only from reader to reader, but also among multiple readings by the same reader. To improve the proficiency of readers and minimize the variability of readings, NIOSH grants B-Reader certification to physicians who demonstrate proficiency in the classification of chest x-rays for the pneumonoconioses using the International Labour Office Classification System. Recertification is required at four-year intervals. More details can be obtained from NIOSH by visiting their web site at www.cdc.gov/niosh/ or calling (304) 285-5724. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Dermatitis Health Personnel Inhalation Exposure Irritants Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Skin Solvents

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• Keywords:
  Biocides Chemical-composition Chemical-properties Exposure-levels Inhalants Lung-disease Lung-irritants Medical-personnel Physicians Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Skin-irritants Vapors

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• 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:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043745
• Citation:
  Occupational Health Surveillance Update 2001 Feb; :9
• Email:
  dschill@doh.state.nj.us
• CAS Registry Number:
  Glutaraldehyde (CAS RN 111-30-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19920930
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195566/cdc_195566_DS1.pdf
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