INTRODUCTION This study focuses on accidents in artisanal mining, to support policies improving miners' employability. MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on a questionnaire administered in November 2009 to a sample of 180 miners from the artisanal mining of LUPOTO, in the Province of Katanga, we explored significant trends between the accidents and their consequences and behavioral or sociological v...

OBJECTIVES Current diagnostic standards of pneumoconiosis, which is the most serious occupational disease in China, are based on film-screen radiography (FSR). However, parenchymal structure overlap limits the sensitivity of FSR in the clinic. High-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) has the advantage of identifying nodular pulmonary parenchymal changes. In this study, we aimed to compare...

Objectives-To analyse the mortality patterns offormer Dutch coal miners, focusing on coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) in relation to pre-existing impairment oflung function. Methods-3790 selected miners, medically examined between 1952 and 1963, were followed up to the end of 1991 with the municipal population registries and the causes ofdeath...

Correlation between Vibration Induced White Finger and Hearing Loss in Miners: Szanto Cs., et al. Institute of Public Health Cluj-Napoca, Romania—In the present investigation age and duration of exposure to vibration and noise were matched with the intention to confirm the earlier reported difference in hearing threshold loss in miners with vibration-induced white finger (VWF) and those without...

BACKGROUND Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) represents one of the most hazardous work environments. While formalization of this sector has been suggested (e.g., Minamata Convention) as a means to improve working conditions, we are unaware of empirical evidence that supports this notion. This study aimed to compare sociodemographic profiles, work profiles, and injury rates among mine...

One of the tasks of the Pneumoconiosis Research Unit has been to try to relate the incidence of pneumoconiosis to the environment in which it has developed. In surveys in coal-mines, the incidence of pneumoconiosis among the miners has been measured by x-ray examinations; in addition, detailed industrial histories and measurements of the miners' dust exposure have been collected. In this paper ...