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Sep it 20177 12:19PM LA HAUG FSSOC 9522261203 p. 12 <br />Silicosis Injury Including Acute Silicosis, Chronic Silicosis and Accelerated Silicosis Page 3 of 3 <br />tuberculos's. In advanced cases of silicoss that cause severe lung <br />damage, a lung transplant may be the only Wable treatment <br />Beek to Too <br />Silicosis Prevention <br />Slnee silicosis is an irreversible lung disease, the only way to <br />decrease instances of silicosis Injury is m Ilmdt Instances of sdita <br />exposure. Fottitrtetdy, s01rx>,sis injury is compietdy preventable. <br />There are certain provarmtlve measures that can be ffiken m keep <br />crystalline siGCa dust from tieing inhaled. Most of these safety <br />measures focus on limiting the amount of crystatllne silica dust that <br />gets airborne. <br />In instances of sandblasting, protluds that do rot contain stile in <br />the abrasNe sand should he subsdhtted. This can significantly <br />rxease ex Deuce level van w e one ice amrng <br />a raswes, son as ers should use respirodon equipment and <br />protective cbthing as many products that are being deaned <br />preps in the sandhlasdng process ma contain silica. f ossible, <br />sand6iasdrg shat a in a send estlng ca loaf preverrt <br />the rapid spread of uysfatlins silica dust. <br />Dangerous erase and sBiva corrtairting areas should he inspected <br />and identified before working in arty areas that may contain silica. <br />Workers should he edurathd on ttte dangers and Taos of crysmlline <br />silica dust exposure and proper prevention metnods. They should <br />eisc be given proper equipment and protective clothing. Waf cutting <br />and drilling methods should be employed m keep uystallineddca <br />tlust at safe lauds. <br />Mrsdk:al exams should be matle available for workers that eve ai <br />high risk for exposure. thten times when a worker is d iagnased with <br />silicosis, his or ner txwrorkers tend l deveetap silicosis as welt. <br />There are many other safety precations that should be taken 6tat <br />are job speclflc PII of Ihese precautions are aimed at keeping silica <br />expa;ure th absolute minimums antl catching the disease at an <br />early stage. All companies 7tetwnrk with silica should employ <br />siiicosispreventln safety precautions. Ifyou have worked around <br />silica and have developed silicosis hacause of unsafe working <br />eondltions, camel the silicosis law^ters. <br />Back fo Too <br />Our Law firm provides Intortna~ regar~ng sifmsis injury, types, symptoms arW prevention. Information rs available about acute silicosis. <br />accelerated siticosls and chronic silcosis. Conbct our s7icosis lawyers Lodaywitlf your puestiens or fora case review, <br />}~ I nboct ssicasis i Slucosia Iniurv I wool a lawyer I F9!< I contact us I She Mao <br />CopynghF®2SID5 Einstein law 1 Leeal Disclaimer I Websita tlevelopaxl by Einstein law <br />~. <br />http://wrvw.silicosisclaims.cota/silicosis_injury.ht¢al 9/10/2007 <br />