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Screening Workers for Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica: Development and Usability of an Electronic Data Capture Tool

Screening Workers for Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica: Development and Usability of an Electronic Data Capture Tool

Silicosis is an incurable, potentially life-threatening, form of fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) [1]. The disease has been recognized globally for over 100 years, and lung disease screening is recommended for high-risk industries, including mining and construction [2]. Cases of silicosis were identified in 2010 among workers in the stone benchtop (countertop) industry (SBI) working with artificial stone (AS; Textbox 1) [3-12].

Fiona Hore-Lacy, Christina Dimitriadis, Ryan F Hoy, Javier Jimenez-Martin, Malcolm R Sim, Jane Fisher, Deborah C Glass, Karen Walker-Bone

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e64111

Occupational Exposure to Silica Dust and Silicosis Risk in Chinese Noncoal Mines: Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Assessment

Occupational Exposure to Silica Dust and Silicosis Risk in Chinese Noncoal Mines: Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Assessment

Silicosis was diagnosed according to each worker’s chest X-ray examination, occupational exposure history, clinical manifestation, and workplace environment measurement. All workers with silicosis were followed up until the date of initial diagnosis. Monitoring data of the silica dust concentration were used to create a job exposure matrix (JEM).

Kai Liu, Xin Sun, Wei-Jiang Hu, Liang-Ying Mei, Heng-Dong Zhang, Shi-Biao Su, Kang Ning, Yun-Feng Nie, Le-Ping Qiu, Ying Xia, Lei Han, Qiang Zhi, Chun-Bo Shi, Geng Wang, Wei Wen, Jian-Qiong Gao, Bing Yu, Xin Wang, Yi-Wen Dong, Ning Kang, Feng Han, Hong-Ying Bian, Yong-Qing Chen, Meng Ye

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e56283