| Asbestosis, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic. |
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| Asthma and Allergies, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic. |
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Atlas of Respiratory Disease Mortality, United States: 1982-1993
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 98-157 (August 1998)
This report is a presentation of maps showing geographical distributions by health service area of mortality associated with selected respiratory conditions that together represent nearly all respiratory diseases. For categories of traditional occupational lung diseases mapped in this atlas (i.e., the pneumoconioses, including coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, silicosis, byssinosis, and other unspecified pneumoconioses), nearly all cases are attributable to hazardous occupational exposure. |
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Black Lung, Don't Become a Victim
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-123 (2003)
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A NIOSH poster promoting participation in the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program. |
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| Cancer (Occupational), a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic. |
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Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
The Division of Respiratory Disease Studies administers the mandates of 42 CFR 37 relating to the National Coal Workers’ X-ray Surveillance Program (CWXSP) and maintains a national database for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis. |
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Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program (CWXSP)
Information about free chest x-rays provided for underground coal miners. Who pays? What is Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis? Black Lung? When? Where? Frequently Asked Questions and Answers. |
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Lung sections from victims of pneumoconiosis (Slide Show)
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Mine X-Ray Plans Due for Renewal
A list of the underground coal mining operations, recently notified by NIOSH of the requirement to provide chest x-rays to their employees. This information is being made available for NIOSH-certified x-ray providers interested in increasing participation in the NIOSH Coal Workers’ X-ray Surveillance Program (CWXSP). |
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| Mining Safety and Health Research, a NIOSH wokplace safety and health topic. |
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National Coal Workers' Autopsy Program
When a coal miner dies, the family may arrange for a free autopsy. The results may help support a "black lung" benefit claim, and also help scientists and medical doctors learn more about coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) or "black lung" disease. |
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NIOSH B Reader Certification Program
NIOSH B Reader certification is granted to physicians who demonstrate proficiency in the classification of chest x-rays for the pneumoconioses using the International Labour Office (ILO) Classification System. |
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NIOSH/DRDS/CWHSP Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act
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NORA Health Services Research
Occupational Health Services Research, one of the 21 NORA priority areas, focuses on the organization, financing, and management of occupational health care services to assess their impact on the occupational health care delivery, quality, cost, access, and outcomes. |
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NIOSH Respirator Selection Logic 2004
This document provides guidance to respirator program administrators on respirator selection, reflecting changes and advancements since 1987, when NIOSH published the first NIOSH Respirator Decision Logic. |
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NIOSH Spirometry Training Guide
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-154c
This guide is used to teach spirometry technicians how to collect accurate spirometry
data and alerts technicians how to identify and avoid potential sources of error
during testing. Occupational health professionals will find the guide useful;
however the guide does not replace the practical aspects of a formal training
program. |
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| Pneumoconiosis, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic. |
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Recent statistics on prevalence of coal worker's pneumoconiosis in the U.S.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 2003 / 52(15);336
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A NIOSH analysis of recent radiographic information from the U.S. National Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program (CWXSP). |
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Respirator Usage in Private Sector Firms, 2001
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This joint publication by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) summarizes the data obtained from a survey of respirator use and pratices. The data identify the numbers of establishments and employees using respirators, by type of respirator and type of use. The data also identify the characteristics of the respirator program at the establishment level. |
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| Silica, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic. |
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| Surveillance at NIOSH, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic. |
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Surveillance of Work-Related Asthma in Selected U.S. States Using Surveillance Guidelines for State Health Departments-California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-1999 (CDC/NIOSH)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 25, 1999 / 48(SS-3):1-20
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State laws addressing tobacco use, the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, are summarized. Laws address smoke-free indoor air, minors' access to tobacco products, advertising of tobacco products, and excise taxes on tobacco products. Erratum |
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| Tuberculosis, a NIOSH workplace safety and health topic. |
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Worker Health Chartbook, 2004
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-146 (September 2004)
The Worker Health Chartbook, 2004 is a descriptive epidemiologic reference on occupational morbidity and mortality in the United States, a resource for agencies, organizations, employers, researchers, workers, and others who need to know about occupational injuries and illnesses. |
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Work Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report 2002
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-111 (2002)
The sixth of a series, the Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance Report 2002 provides information on various work-related respiratory diseases and associated exposures in the United States. The WoRLD Surveillance Report 2002 describes where these diseases are occurring (by industry and geographic location), who is affected (by race, gender, age, and occupation), how frequently they occur, and temporal trends. |
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X-Ray Facilities Database Search Form
Search the X-Ray Facilities Database to view a listing of all currently certified NIOSH x-ray facilities. |
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