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This programme outlines the commitment of government to significantly reduce the prevalence of Silicosis by 2015 and to totally eliminate Silicosis in workplaces by 2030 in line with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Global Programme for the Elimination of Silicosis.
13 Φεβ 2024 · Millions of U.S. workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in a variety of industries. Silica dust can be released in the air when working. Workers exposed to RCS can develop serious lung disease.
An outbreak of silicosis was described in 2006 among Turkish workers using abrasive sandblast-ing to distress jean material for clothing. Sixteen workers, with an average age of 23, developed clinical findings of silicosis, with a mean latency of disease onset after only 3 years.
4 Νοε 2016 · Crystalline silica is considered as one of the most common and serious occupational hazards to workers’ health. Although its association with lung cancer has been studied for many decades, the conclusion remains somewhat controversial.
Important aspects of the new OSHA 2017 Silica Standard are presented. This review also includes practical guidance for clinicians to address questions that may arise when evaluating silica-exposed patients and to the public health responses needed following a diagnosis of silica-related disease.
Silicosis is caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica dust and is characterized by nodular pulmonary fibrosis. Chronic silicosis generally progresses insidiously and can advance to progressive massive fibrosis and respiratory impairment.
26 Μαΐ 2012 · Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (aerodynamic diameter <10 μm) occurs in many industries and occupations (table 1), whenever substances or materials containing free crystalline silica (eg, rocks and stones) are mechanically broken down to form dust or when those containing fine particles of silica (eg, silica flour and sand...
