NIOSH announces free, confidential black lung screenings for coal miners
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will offer free, confidential black lung screenings to coal miners in August 2022. The screenings provide early detection of black lung disease, a serious but preventable disease in coal miners caused by breathing coal mine dust.
Screenings are provided through the NIOSH mobile testing unit at convenient community and mine locations. This year’s screenings will be held in August in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. All coal miners—current, former, underground, surface, and those under contract—are welcome to participate.