Silicosis surveillance in New Jersey: targeting workplaces using occupational disease and exposure surveillance data

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• Personal Author:
  Kinsley KB ; Richards TB ; Valiante, David J.
• Description:
  A comparison was made of the four digit Standard Industrial Classifications (SICs) identified by the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES), a New Jersey silicosis case registry, and regulatory agency compliance inspections made in New Jersey. The case registry for New Jersey identified 567 individuals with a diagnosis of silicosis. Among these three data sources, 204 SICs were identified in New Jersey with potential silica (14808607) exposure on the job. Of these 204 SICs, 45% were identified by NOES only, 16% by registry cases only, and 6% by compliance inspections only. Of the 204, 33% were identified by two or more of the data sources. NOES identified a total of 159 four digit SICs with exposure potentially to quartz, silica flour, sand, or flint. In New Jersey there were 151 four digit SICs comprising companies, cases and/or workers in that SIC. The authors conclude that one of the first steps to be taken in planning silicosis prevention programs is to identify workplaces where the potential for silica exposure exists. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Quartz Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Silicosis
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Surveillance Data Sources Mineral-dusts MSHA NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Cooperative-Agreement NIOSH-Publication NJDOH NOES Occupational-exposure Occupational-respiratory-disease Occupational Disease OSHA Quartz-dust Respiratory-system-disorders SICs Silicosis Surveillance-programs

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00206815
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1992 Apr; 21(4):517-526
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:99dc093c013fa2222cdc249d80ccc390662ee771a5dc0952fd871e53a91249318997fcd53444829ded875aeb86c70d2c67981f42a2cae3dfe4d13de384855bac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205602/cdc_205602_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 612.91 KB ]