Theodore Lytras

Aug 17, 2024 | oem.bmj.com | Theodore Lytras

Coal Mining Respiratory Function Tests Occupational Health Services Public Health Surveillance Coal miners are occupationally exposed to coal mine dust, which can cause a spectrum of diseases called coal mine dust lung disease; these include coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP, also known as ‘black lung’), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), silicosis and dust-related diffuse fibrosis.1 The incidence of these diseases, especially CWP, has been on the rise in the USA in the past two...