OSHA-NIOSH Info Sheet: Maximize Your Spirometry Screening and Surveillance Resources

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Spirometry is a common type of pulmonary function test (PFT) that measures how well a person can move air in and out of their lungs. In occupational settings, spirometry can be used to establish a baseline before assigning a worker to job tasks that are physically demanding, that require use of a respirator, or that may expose the worker to respiratory hazards. It is also used to track lung function over time and to evaluate workers who experience signs or symptoms of respiratory disease. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Lung
  • Lung Diseases
  • Occupational Health
  • Pulmonary function tests
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Respiratory System
  • Safety
  • Spirometry
• Keywords:
  • Spirometry; Lung-disorders; Lung-function; Respiration; Respiratory-function-tests; Pulmonary-function-tests; Breathing-atmospheres; Screening-methods; Surveillance-programs
• 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. 2011-133, 2011 Mar; :1-2
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038527
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5893/cdc_5893_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.74 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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