Silicosis: Learn the Facts!

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• Alternative Title:
  Silicosis: Learn the Facts! [English]
• Personal Author:
  Caruso, Claire C.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Do you work in construction or do abrasive blasting? If so, here are some important facts you need to know: Since 1968, more than 14,000 workers in the U.S. have died from a disease called silicosis. In the U.S. each year more than 200 workers die with this disease while hundreds more become disabled. Many workers with silicosis are only in their thirties; some are as young as 22 years old. Many of them are unable to take care of themselves and their families. What is silicosis and how can you avoid or prevent it? This booklet will give you information about silicosis, what causes it, the symptoms, and the ways you can avoid developing the disease. This publication is duel printed in both English and Spanish. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Compounds Silicon Dioxide Silicosis / Prevention & Control

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• Keywords:
  Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-system-disorders Respirable-dust Respiratory-system-disorders Silica-dusts Silicon-compounds
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2004108
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet or Booklet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025613
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2005-101080
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: 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. 2004-108, 2004 Aug; :1-20
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:155a27b70c1b360cef339b1cb026a968556c83d6f044cc35e58d105773df3749ae0136c424163f48c8f1582283a84a8f8378638c7ef9ca36a0ea5b1e0f30949f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249166/cdc_249166_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.66 MB ]