Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Special Session 13 Preventing Tuberculosis and Lung Disease with Silica Dust Controls: The Case for Primary Prevention
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Special Session 13 Preventing Tuberculosis and Lung Disease with Silica Dust Controls: The Case for Primary Prevention
Special Session 13 Preventing Tuberculosis and Lung Disease with Silica Dust Controls: The Case for Primary Prevention
Subject
Special Session 13 Preventing Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Silica Dust Controls: The Case , Primary Prevention
Description
Session introduction
There is a Tuberculosis (TB) crisis in low- and middle-income countries that has only worsened since the Covid pandemic. This session will focus on the use of dust control measures in mining to reduce respirable silica dust exposures to prevent TB and lung disease. We will cover low-cost methods implemented in informal sector mining, controls applied to large-scale mining and examine the potential for dust controls to prevent TB in high-risk environments. This Session will illustrate examples of solutions and challenges in addressing TB and silicosis in formal and informal mining and stone carving.
There is a Tuberculosis (TB) crisis in low- and middle-income countries that has only worsened since the Covid pandemic. This session will focus on the use of dust control measures in mining to reduce respirable silica dust exposures to prevent TB and lung disease. We will cover low-cost methods implemented in informal sector mining, controls applied to large-scale mining and examine the potential for dust controls to prevent TB in high-risk environments. This Session will illustrate examples of solutions and challenges in addressing TB and silicosis in formal and informal mining and stone carving.
Creator
Chair: Perry Gottesfeld and Marilyn Fingerhut
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
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Citation
Chair: Perry Gottesfeld and Marilyn Fingerhut, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Special Session 13 Preventing Tuberculosis and Lung Disease with Silica Dust Controls: The Case for Primary Prevention,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2550.
Special Session 13 Preventing Tuberculosis and Lung Disease with Silica Dust Controls: The Case for Primary Prevention,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2550.