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... Silicosis and Silica News- Return to Menu Senators to call for sandblasting disease inquiry June 18, 2005- A Democrats Senator says the Defence Department may have employed contractors to do sandblasting after the potentially fatal practice ...
Score: 30 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news069.htm
... people sued dozens of manufacturing companies claiming to have been exposed to the dust, which can be caused by sandblasting and concrete demolition. TB: Anyone can get it- The Tuberculosis Epidemic The tuberculosis epidemic is poorly ...
Score: 24 - 30 Jun 2007 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/silicosis-silica-news.htm
... toil in Bolivia's mines Paying the price for ignorance of others Beijing ’ s green Olympics Senators to call for sandblasting disease inquiry Therapeutic Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinases for Treatment of COPD Mining industry recommits to health, safety goals ...
Score: 12 - 5 Feb 2007 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/silicosis-sitemap.htm
... lung inflammation caused by exposure to silica dust. Crystalline silica, more commonly called quartz, is used in sandblasting, concrete demolition and the production of paint and fiberglass. The disease typically is diagnosed through the use ...
Score: 9 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news035.htm
... companies. These legal maneuverings are swirling around a disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust through occupations such as sandblasting. Nationally, lawmakers are honing in on these suits and the use of “ screeners ” who move ...
Score: 9 - 30 Jun 2007 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news090.htm
... @clarionledger.com Silicosis is a rare respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of fine silica dust through occupations such as sandblasting. March 6, 2005- To determine if patients had silicosis, Dr. Todd Coulter of Ocean ...
Score: 9 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news040.htm
... examination and a review of a patient's comprehensive work history and exposure to the dust, which is found in sandblasting, concrete demolition and the production of paint and fiberglass. Dozens of manufacturing and mining companies are defending ...
Score: 6 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news018.htm
... as many as 10,000 Australians could have silicosis because they were not given adequate safety gear when doing sandblasting. "They may just feel lethargic, they may be unable to exercise," he said. ...
Score: 6 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news058.htm
... , a physical examination and a review of a patient's exposure to silica dust. That dust is found in sandblasting, concrete demolition and the production of paint and fiberglass. Dozens of manufacturing and mining companies are defending ...
Score: 6 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news038.htm
... a range of companies, whose workers have been exposed to fine particles, such as mining, manufacturing and sandblasting. "We would expect that those people who weren't provided with proper protective gear and protective clothing in ...
Score: 6 - 6 Nov 2006 - URL: http://www.silicosis-net.org/news/silicosis-silica-news012.htm
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