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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
Effective measures for the primary prevention of pneumoconiosis include preventing exposure to the dust or fiber particle causing the specific pneumoconiosis. [1]
Primary Prevention
Effective measures for the primary prevention of pneumoconiosis include: [2] [3]
- Workplaces providing personal protective equipment.
- Use of N95
- Workers and workplaces being compliant with regulations and exposure limits
- Monitoring workers of their exposure
References
- ↑ "StatPearls". 2021. PMID 32310362 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Farzaneh MR, Jamshidiha F, Kowsarian S (2010). "Inhalational lung disease". Int J Occup Environ Med. 1 (1): 11–20. PMID 23022777.
- ↑ Meeker JD, Cooper MR, Lefkowitz D, Susi P (2009). "Engineering control technologies to reduce occupational silica exposures in masonry cutting and tuckpointing". Public Health Rep. 124 Suppl 1: 101–11. doi:10.1177/00333549091244S112. PMC 2708661. PMID 19618812.