Interstitial Lung Diseases in the U.S. Mining Industry: Using MSHA Data to Examine Trends and the Prevention Effects of Compliance with Health Regulations, 1996-2015.

Autor: Yorio PL; National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Laney AS; Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA., Halldin CN; Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA., Blackley DJ; Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA., Moore SM; National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Wizner K; National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Radonovich LJ; National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA., Greenawald LA; National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis [Risk Anal] 2018 Sep; Vol. 38 (9), pp. 1962-1971. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 12.
DOI: 10.1111/risa.13000
Abstrakt: Given the recent increase in dust-induced lung disease among U.S. coal miners and the respiratory hazards encountered across the U.S. mining industry, it is important to enhance an understanding of lung disease trends and the organizational contexts that precede these events. In addition to exploring overall trends reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the current study uses MSHA's enforcement database to examine whether or not compliance with health regulations resulted in fewer mine-level counts of these diseases over time. The findings suggest that interstitial lung diseases were more prevalent in coal mines compared to other mining commodities, in Appalachian coal mines compared to the rest of the United States, and in underground compared to surface coal mines. Mines that followed a relevant subset of MSHA's health regulations were less likely to report a lung disease over time. The findings are discussed from a lung disease prevention strategy perspective.
(© 2018 Society for Risk Analysis.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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