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Free black lung screenings to be held in local counties for coal miners
John Howard, M.D. | NIOSH Director Coal miners who participate in the free black lung screenings will get ... a breathing test (spirometry), a chest x-ray, and a work history and respiratory ...
HEART5: One in ten former Mackay miners test positive to lung disease
The HEART5 Mobile Health Unit — a B-double truck packed with equipment to test mine dust lung diseases like silicosis, black ...
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Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they're getting new protections
The increased drilling generates deadly silica dust and has caused severe forms of pneumoconiosis, better known as black lung disease, even among younger miners, some in their 30s and 40s.
The Courier-Mail22d
Free lung checks offered to Rockhampton mine workers to combat industrial disease
A mobile health unit will be visiting Rockhampton Showgrounds from February 26 to February 28 in order to provide free lung health checks to former and current miners. The free lung check program ...
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HEART5: One in ten former Mackay miners test positive to lung disease
The HEART5 Mobile Health Unit — a B-double truck packed with equipment to test mine dust lung diseases like silicosis, black lung, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ...