Enhanced Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program [2018]

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• Alternative Title:
  NIOSH ECWHSP
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Enhanced Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (ECWHSP) studies the causes and effects of respiratory diseases related to coal mine dust exposure and provides vital health information to coal miners through health screenings and surveillance. Program Background: The NIOSH ECWHSP is an extension of the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program, which was established by the Federal Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969 to provide early detection of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung, and to prevent progression to severe lung disease. The program offers easy access for coal miners to health screenings and allows researchers to identify trends in disease progression across the nation. Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease: Exposure to dust in coal mines can cause several lung diseases. These include black lung, silicosis, chronic oobstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, and emphysema. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Hazardous Substances Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Coal mining; Coal mines; Coal miners; Coal dust; Health effects; Health hazards; Surveillance; Dusts; Dust exposure; Workers; Worker health; Respiratory system disorders; Pulmonary system disorders; Lung disorders; Lung; Lung disease; Black lung disease; Coal workers pneumoconiosis; Silicosis; COPD; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Bronchitis
• 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. 2019-112, 2018 Oct; :1-2
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019112
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053397
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5d5bd7a56363d089e9c3e6601b2c3dbbc8c88fa2528b0b861168f332baefb8574d4a28a2e8737ea9705448933f2b89971754cf3d29e0befd519e97efa75261c5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/60303/cdc_60303_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 863.57 KB ]