Coal workers pneumoconiosis results from the prolonged exposure to respirable coal dust and the gradual accumulation of coal dust particles within the lung tissue, usually over a period of many years.
Recently there have been some reported cases in the Australian coal industry of coal workers pneumoconiosis, or as it’s more commonly known, ‘black lung disease’.
While we cannot comment on the situation in Queensland, we want to reassure you that the enforced regulation of dust monitoring and health surveillance continues to help protect NSW coal mine workers from developing black lung. Click here to download the document for more information.
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