Occupational Exposure

Between a group of carpenters and an age-, sex- and height-matched group of university employees, carpenters had worse average lung function values, according to results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

Jobs with high IPF mortality ratios differed by sex, but notable categories for both included the public administration industry and health care practitioners and technical occupations, according to study findings.

Exposures to silica dust, solvents or heavy metals increase the likelihood of developing various forms of myositis, especially more severe forms involving the lungs, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Young adults classified as persistent weekly users of disinfectants and cleaning products vs. those who did not use these products weekly had nonsignificant elevated odds for current asthma, according to results published in Allergy.

Close to 40% of Hispanic men employed as engineered stone countertop workers with silicosis had an atypical pattern of the disease on CT imaging, according to research presented at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting.

Having been exposed to benzene during work heightened the odds for lung cancer development, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Under a recently finalized rule, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration set a 50 g/m3 full-shift exposure limit on respirable crystalline silica for miners, according to a press release.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration within the U.S. Department of Labor has finalized stricter limits on silica dust exposure for miners, according to a press release from the department.

Over time, reductions in lung function following exposure to World Trade Center dust heighten the risk for all-cause and cancer-cause mortality, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Between 2017 and 2023, more than 1,000 cases of progressive massive fibrosis emerged in coal miners, according to a research letter published in JAMA.