OSH Seminar – Erika Scott, PhD & David Christiani, MD

A Continuing Scourge: Silicosis in Bluestone Quarrying

Presenter: Erika Scott, PhD, Deputy Director, Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Cooperstown, NY

Presenter: David C. Christiani, MD, MPH, MS, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of Environmental Genetics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the routes of exposure to silica in bluestone quarrying; 2) describe the bluestone silicosis patient experience; 3) describe the role the clinical aspects of the case play in guiding patient management decisions, including prevention and control; and to 4) explain approaches to reducing respiratory exposures in the bluestone industry.

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