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Items Tagged with 'silicosis'

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Occupational exposure to silica

Occupational exposure to silica high from the manufacture and installation of quartz countertops

Scott Drouin, Ph.D.
November 6, 2020
Cases of silicosis have recently been associated with the manufacture of artificial stone products, and a discussion of the industry practices leading to these occupational injuries is provided here.
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Weekly news round-up

Weekly news round-up

February 1, 2020
Employers grapple with the coronavirus, flight attendants cheer a proposed comfort animals on planes rule and indoor air quality affects construction workers, too. These were among the top occupational safety and health, environmental health and safety and regulatory stories featured on ISHN.com this week.
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Capitol Hill

AIHA to hold Congressional briefing on silica rule

Follow the briefing live on Twitter at #SilicaBriefing
February 9, 2017
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA®) will hold a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill Feb. 15 that will focus on OSHA’s silica rule. The event, which will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. ET in room 1540-A in the Longworth House Office Building, will also serve as a case study of the importance of worker health and safety.
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NIOSH
A NIOSH Science Blog post

Occupational Health Issues in the USA

Dr. John Howard
January 13, 2017
Happy New Year. As we start afresh in 2017 I wanted to share my recent editorial in the British journal, Occupational Medicine, “Occupational health issues in the USA”. The article highlights some of the occupational safety and health issues identified as needing attention by the industry sector groups of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA).
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Today's News

Congress takes aim at OSHA’s silica standard

Paraventi1
Maureen Paraventi
April 20, 2016

OSHA’s final rule on Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline may not be so final after all. During a hearing yesterday by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections entitled, “Reviewing Recent Changes to OSHA’s Silica Standards,” its chairman, Republican Congressman Tim Wahlberg (MI-07), hinted that Congress may attempt a legislative end run around the regulation.


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U.S. Department of Labor blog

Early Detection Saves Lives: How to #StopSilicosis

Dr. Robert Harrison MD, MPH
April 4, 2016
When I learned about the dangers of silica dust in medical school in the 1970s, at the beginning of my career in occupational medicine, I thought silica dust was only of historical interest, or a hazard for just a few especially vulnerable workers with unscrupulous employers.
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regulations

Reactions to final silica rule are strong, mixed

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Maureen Paraventi
March 29, 2016

Reactions to the final silica rule issued last week by OSHA have been sharply – and predictably – divided. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said that millions of workers “can literally breathe easier knowing that they will not have to sacrifice their lungs and their lives by working in deadly silica dust. The new OSHA silica rules—nearly 20 years in the making—will save hundreds of workers’ lives a year.”


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silica exposure
U.S. DOL Blog post

“It Took About 5 Years to Kill Him, and We Got to Watch”

Thomas Perez
March 25, 2016
When he was a kid, Tom Ward thought his dad was Superman, especially because he worked with his hands. When I sat down with Tom a few weeks ago, he talked about how heroic and invincible his father seemed, about his athleticism and his work ethic. But years of working as a sandblaster had taken their toll. They turned out to be this Superman’s kryptonite.
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Today's News

OSHA announces final rule on respirable silica dust exposure

March 24, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a final rule to improve protections for workers exposed to respirable silica dust. The rule will curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in America's workers by limiting their exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
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NIOSH
A NIOSH update

New technique brings silica monitoring to the mine

March 22, 2016
Scientists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed a novel technique that makes it possible to measure silica dust quickly and easily at the mine site. Silica dust exposure can causes silicosis, an irreversible, but preventable, occupational lung disease.
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