Coal Workers’ X-Ray Surveillance Program: Frequently Asked Questions & Resource List

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the updated information can be found here. This pamphlet answers to the following questions and provides a list of resources with contact information for MSHA district offices, black lung clinics, black lung benefits offices, and state offices of workers compensation. What is Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis? How can I know whether I have Black Lung? What else might the X-ray examination tell me? To whom does NIOSH send the medical report? How can I learn more about my transfer options? What if I have any symptoms or health concerns? How can I learn about Federal disability benefits or compensation? How can I learn about State disability benefits or compensation? How can I get a copy of my X-ray or find out more about my X-ray report? [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Radiography Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Chest-X-rays Coal-dust Coal-miners Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis Occupational-health-programs Occupational-respiratory-disease Surveillance-programs
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet or Booklet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-42
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025207
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-122, 2001 Oct; :1-42
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Surveillance Research Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209856/cdc_209856_DS1.pdf
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