Physicians' Alert: Occupational Silicosis and Silica-Related Illnesses Among Construction Workers

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  This Alert was developed to help ensure that all construction workers who engage in work that could expose them to respirable crystalline silica and put them at risk of developing occupational silicosis or other silica-related illnesses are properly diagnosed. Please: (1) read and print this Alert; (2) keep the Best Practice tips to help you work safely; and (3) fill in the "To My Doctor" form and give it to your doctor to include in your medical records. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Crystalline Silica Medical Records Occupational Exposure Silica Dusts Silicosis
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057727
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Mar; :1-3
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Physicians' alert: occupational silicosis and silica-related illnesses among construction workers
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0a0679cc5a2ff89772b7ab6f334f714e57a9c764dd7ce20265948b66689f621689c51840ad0d1c3dfc05d2e7edf059b4da05310d71a72ca11c9223193ab2b9dc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213216/cdc_213216_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 461.31 KB ]