Objective: To identify respiratory symptoms and evaluate lung function in mine workers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study involving production sector workers of a pyrochlore mining company. The subjects completed the British Medical Research Council questionnaire, which is designed to evaluate respiratory symptoms, occupational exposure factors, and smoking status. In ad...

Mine accidents and injuries are complex and generally characterized by several factors starting from personal to technical, and technical to social characteristics. In this study, an attempt has been made to identify the various factors responsible for work related injuries in mines and to estimate the risk of work injury to mine workers. The prediction of work injury in mines was done by a ste...

fied as a factor in the spread of HIV throughout southern Africa. Today, migrant workers remain a key population to target for HIV prevention efforts not only because of their role in its transmission, but also because of their own vulnerability to the disease as a result of high-risk sexual behavior.1 In South Africa, mine workers comprise a large number of the migrant workers who fall into th...