Tracking Silicosis in the New Jersey Mining Industry - What Have We Learned?

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• Corporate Authors:
  New Jersey. Department of Health
• Description:
  For over 30 years, the New Jersey Department of Health's (NJDOH) Silicosis Surveillance Project has tracked cases of the disabling lung disease silicosis. Starting in 1988, the Project received funding for this activity from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). By law, New Jersey hospitals and health care practitioners are required to report suspected cases of silicosis to the NJDOH. The majority of cases are identified through these sources. Remaining cases are identified through death certificate and workers' compensation records. Cases identified in New Jersey may have received their exposure many years in the past or in another state or country. The goals of the NJDOH Silicosis Surveillance and Intervention Project are to: 1) Identify and track cases of silicosis; 2) Determine whether the working conditions related to case exposure still exist, and; 3) Take actions to prevent additional workers from being exposed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Epidemiology Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mining Industry Occupational Exposure Respirable Dust Silicosis Surveillance Programs
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Hazard Alerts
• Publisher:
  New Jersey Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• 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:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067636
• Citation:
  Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Department of Health, 2013 Mar; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Hazard alert: solid waste workers killed on the job
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:62c9e1f9be06deb7d6de0aca402517eab6c8a18464254d07cc327a1fbee60a6ecbdf520d2cc10dad4266a9e354d2e488f405d1fabe3c2e2bd0e8c34cfef77609
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213221/cdc_213221_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 278.38 KB ]