Silicosis is typically caused by years of breathing in silica dust at work, and can worsen even after work exposures stop. In recent ... mandated NIOSH Coal Workers Health Surveillance Program ...

In what health workers hope could be a sign that those voices are being heard, several dozen laid-off NIOSH staff including some working on the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program got ...

Shelley Moore Capito said in a statement Tuesday that “some NIOSH functions for coal miner and ... that protect workers in high-risk industries and help prevent illness, injury, and death ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday temporarily reinstated dozens of fired federal workers who help screen coal miners for black ... which helps prevent firefighter deaths and injuries, according ...

(WASHINGTON) — For John Robinson, a retired coal ... workers — the work that NIOSH does,” said Dr. Noemi Hall, another NIOSH epidemiologist on administrative leave. “They can’t just stop ...

including silicosis and coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, as well as premature deaths and lifelong disability.” But more colloquially, black lung can also refer to a constellation of other ...

Black lung disease, medically known as Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP) is a serious occupational health concern worldwide yet it is not given the recognition it demands. CWP is caused by ...

NIOSH research has also resulted in industry standards for pillar design and roof support programs to prevent collapse in underground mines. “NIOSH’s Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance ...

also known as coal worker's pneumoconiosis. "There is concern for significant delays in implementation and possibly never following through with the new rule at all," said Dr. Crum. Black lung ...

ZIMBABWE’S pneumoconiosis ... spreading to people in coal mining communities, Mutseyekwa said Nssa obligated mining firms to adhere to regulations. “We deal with workers, who are employed ...

It happens after you've spent years in a place where you breathe in fine mineral or chemical dust, such as silica, coal ... may need to stop doing the work that led to your pneumoconiosis.