Concept of health surveillance programme for workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica at present and in the past
Joanna Nowak-Pasternak,
Beata Świątkowska,
Agnieszka Lipińska-Ojrzanowska
Abstract:In the paper authors present general assumptions of health surveillance programme concept for workers employed in respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure at present and in the past. There is no effective treatment for silicosis thus disease prevention is of paramount significance. For decades efforts of World Health Organization (WHO) and International Work Organization (ILO) have been focused on eliminating silicosis globally. Unfortunately silicosis is still one of the most lethal occupational diseases … Show more
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