Pneumoconiosis primary prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
Effective measures for the primary prevention of pneumoconiosis include preventing exposure to the dust or fiber particle causing the specific pneumoconiosis. [1]
Primary Prevention
Effective measures for the primary prevention of pneumoconiosis include: [2] [3] [4] [5]
- Workplaces providing personal protective equipment
- Use of N95
- Workers and workplaces being compliant with regulations and exposure limits
- Monitoring workers of their exposure
- Hygiene
References
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- ↑ Meeker JD, Cooper MR, Lefkowitz D, Susi P (2009). "Engineering control technologies to reduce occupational silica exposures in masonry cutting and tuckpointing". Public Health Rep. 124 Suppl 1: 101–11. doi:10.1177/00333549091244S112. PMC 2708661. PMID 19618812.
- ↑ Bang KM, Mazurek JM, Wood JM, White GE, Hendricks SA, Weston A; et al. (2015). "Silicosis mortality trends and new exposures to respirable crystalline silica - United States, 2001-2010". MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 64 (5): 117–20. PMC 4584686. PMID 25674992.
- ↑ Van Dyke MV, Martyny JW, Mroz MM, Silveira LJ, Strand M, Fingerlin TE; et al. (2011). "Risk of chronic beryllium disease by HLA-DPB1 E69 genotype and beryllium exposure in nuclear workers". Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 183 (12): 1680–8. doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0254OC. PMC 3136994. PMID 21471109.