Black lung : don't become a victim

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Respiratory Disease Studies. Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
• Description:
  "Coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly called "Black Lung," can often be detected using chest x-rays. X-rays may show definite evidence of disease before the miner notices symptoms. Early detection is important, since prompt and adequate control of dust exposure can prevent or slow the progression of a disabling disease. This poster summarizes the components of the Coal Worker's Health Surveillance Program, including: The X-Ray Program
  
  National Coal Workers' Autopsy Study
  
  B Reader Certification Program
  
  and The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (as amended by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977." - NIOSHTIC-2
  
  NIOSHTIC no. 20024455
  
  blacklungposter.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2003123
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Poster
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024455
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:351be1be62c456a08d3a8bac12789d1cbb70f5dd689654beb60491211ce675285d6eb227d5f28c21e84781ef9dec2faa741866700235203695f17c93f88928af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50989/cdc_50989_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 129.45 KB ]