ArticleAmerican journal of public health2004
Highway repair: a new silicosis threat.
Article in American journal of public health, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Occupational exposure and airflow obstruction and self-reported COPD among ever-employed US adults using a COPD-job exposure matrix.American journal of industrial medicine · 2019Article
- The Burden of Silicosis in Michigan: 1988-2016.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2018Article
- The Generation Rate of Respirable Dust from Cutting Fiber Cement Siding Using Different Tools.Annals of work exposures and health · 2017Article
- Health status assessment of workers during construction phase of highway rehabilitation projects around lahore, Pakistan.Journal of occupational health · 2017Article
- Effective dust control systems on concrete dowel drilling machinery.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2016Article
- Respirable crystalline silica exposures during asphalt pavement milling at eleven highway construction sites.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2016Article
- Evaluation of a Dust Control for a Small Slab-Riding Dowel Drill for Concrete Pavement.The Annals of occupational hygiene · 2016Article
- Indoor particle counts during Asian dust events under everyday conditions at an apartment in Japan.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2014Article
- Desert dust exposure is associated with increased risk of asthma hospitalization in children.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2010Article
- Engineering control technologies to reduce occupational silica exposures in masonry cutting and tuckpointing.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe describe an emerging public health concern regarding silicosis in the fast-growing highway repair industry.
methodsWe examined highway construction trends, silicosis surveillance case data, and environmental exposure data to evaluate the risk of silicosis among highway repair workers. We reviewed silicosis case data from the construction industry in 3 states that have silicosis registries, and we conducted environmental monitoring for silica at highway repair work sites.
resultsOur findings indicate that a large population of highway workers is at risk of developing silicosis from exposure to crystalline silica.
conclusionsExposure control methods, medical screenings, protective health standards, and safety-related contract language are necessary for preventing future occupational disease problems among highway repair workers.
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