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Pneumoconiosis in Cornish china clay workers.

A radiological survey of men employed in the china clay industry in Cornwall was carried out in 1977. Each man completed a short questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and smoking habits, his occupational history was determined, and his forced expiratory volume and vital capacity were measured. The radiographs were read independently by three observers, using the 1980 ILO classification. Of the ...

Evaluation of Cardiopulmonary Stress of the China Clay Mine Workers

Historically, mining has been viewed as an inherently high-risk industry. Previous research findings as well as the changing demography in the mining industry have highlighted the need for a comprehensive study programme to be implemented in the mining industry. The issues of anthropometry, workstation design, functional work capacity, worker fatigue, shift cycles, chronic occupational and othe...

Observed and predicted silicosis risks in heavy clay workers.

BACKGROUND There is increasing pressure to tighten the regulation of workers' exposures to airborne silica, which can lead to severe and in some cases rapid development of disease. However, estimated risks from respirable silica vary greatly across industries. AIM To clarify differences in risks between workers in the heavy clay and coal industries with documented exposures to respirable sili...

Toxicology Testing in Fatally Injured Workers: A Review of Five Years of Iowa FACE Cases

Toxicology testing of fatally injured workers is not routinely conducted. We completed a case-series study of 2005-2009 occupational fatalities captured by Iowa's Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program. The goals of our research were to: (1) measure the proportion of FACE cases that undergo toxicology testing, and describe the factors associated with being tested, and (2) mea...

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