| Document ID (ISN) | 103496 |
| CIS number |
04-349 |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2004-108
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| Title |
Silicosis - Learn the facts! |
| Original title |
¡Silicosis: Conozca los datos! [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-2002, USA, Aug. 2004. 20p. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-108/pdfs/2004-108.pdf [in English]
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/niosh/docs/pdfs/2004-108sp.pdf [in Spanish]
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| Abstract |
This booklet presents information in an easy-to-read format describing work environments involving silica exposures, the effects of silicosis and methods of protection against silicosis. Contents: description of silicosis; jobs with risk of exposure to silica dust; persons at risk of developing silicosis; types of silicosis; symptoms; case descriptions; some facts about silicosis; what workers can do to protect themselves and their families; types of respirators to be used. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; occupational diseases; risk factors; silicosis; silica |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
symptoms; respirable dust; construction industry; safety guides; mining and quarrying; sandblasting; respirators |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Pneumoconioses
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