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  • Valley fever (Worker)

    Do you work outside? Have you had a cough, fever, or painful breathing for more than two weeks? Tell your boss and see a doctor about Valley fever. People get Valley fever from breathing fungal spores that come out of the soil. Todaywe know that you can get Valley fever while working in southcentral Washington soil. In the past, Valley fever was only known in the southwestern states like Arizona and California.
    Washington — Brochure — 4/21/2017 — 3 Views

  • Valley fever now in Washington State: Information for Clinicians

    Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) is a disease caused by infection with the Coccidioides fungus. The Coccidioides fungus has been found in soil in south-central Washington and locally acquired cases of coccidioidomycosis have been reported to the Washington State Department of Health.
    Washington — Brochure — 4/21/2017 — 3 Views

  • Isocyanate-based foam and Work-Related Asthma

    Work-related asthma is a lung disease caused or made worse by exposure to substances in the workplace. Isocyanates are a family of chemicals that are well known to cause work-related asthma.1 Isocyanate-based spray foam is available for both industrial and consumer use. Once isocyanates have fully cured, the risk of getting sick is reduced. However, it can be hard to know when the isocyanates are fully cured such that no one gets sick upon building re-entry.
    Washington — Case Report — 4/3/2017 — 3 Views

  • Marijuana and Work-Related Asthma

    Work-related asthma is a lung disease caused or made worse by exposure to substances in the workplace. Legal industrial-scale marijuana (Cannabis sativa) processing has highlighted a connection between plant dust inhalation and a risk for work-related breathing problem
    Washington — Case Report — 4/3/2017 — 4 Views

  • New Silica Standards Will Prevent Disease

    Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin
    Massachusetts — Other — 4/1/2017 — 16 Views

  • Fragrances and work-related asthma–California surveillance data, 1993–2012

    Abstract of journal article in Journal of Asthma. California surveillance data show that fragrance use in the workplace is associated with work-related asthma.
    California — Journal Article — 3/23/2017 — 14 Views

  • 2015 Annual Report Tracking Silicosis and Other Work-Related Lung Diseases in Michigan

    Annual report on silicosis and other work related lung diseases in Michigan, from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks), an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. More »
    Michigan — Annual Report — 3/15/2017 — 6 Views

  • Disinfectants and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Workers (Chinese)

    ???????????:???? Chinese language fact sheet on the risk of asthma from using disinfectants and how to prevent exposure to cleaning chemicals.
    California — Brochure — 2/1/2017 — 9 Views

  • Disinfectants and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Workers (Vietnamese)

    THU?C KH? TRÙNG VÀ B?NH SUY?N LIÊN QUAN T?I VI?C LÀM: THÔNG TIN CHO NHÂN VIÊN, Vietnamese language fact sheet on the risk of asthma from using disinfectants and how to prevent exposure to cleaning chemicals.
    California — Brochure — 2/1/2017 — 9 Views

  • Disinfectants and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Employers

    Fact sheet describes to employers the risks that cleaning chemicals have to trigger or cause work-related asthma, and provides employers with tips to prevent worker exposures.
    California — Brochure — 2/1/2017 — 5 Views
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