New study shows lung diseases still threaten SA mine workers
A groundbreaking 2021 autopsy study by the National Institute for Occupational Health reveals concerning patterns of lung ...
HEART5: One in ten former Mackay miners test positive to lung disease
The HEART5 Mobile Health Unit — a B-double truck packed with equipment to test mine dust lung diseases like silicosis, black ...
The Citizen9d
Occupational lung diseases remain high among SA miners
The incidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and silicosis among gold miners remains high, but recent years have seen a slow decline in the rates of both diseases, according to a recent study.
AllAfrica.com13d
South Africa: Incidence of Occupational Lung Diseases Remains High Among SA Miners
The findings from the study titled "Surveillance of Occupational Lung Diseases at Autopsy in South African Miners, 2021" suggest that this drop may be attributed to improved silica dust control ...
The Daily Telegraph6d
HEART5: One in ten former Mackay miners test positive to lung disease
Mackay’s numbers are better than Queensland broadly, as 207 out of 1,511 workers tested across the state have been diagnosed with a mine dust lung disease — roughly 13 per cent instead of 10.