Black Lung: Don't Become a Victim

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis; Black-lung; Respiratory-system-disorders; Pulmonary-system-disorders; Mine-workers; Miners; Coal-workers; Coal-miners; Coal-mining; Surveillance
• Source:
  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. 2003-123, 2003 Jan; :poster
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2003123
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Poster
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024455
• Email:
  cwhsp@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• 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 ]