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| Block 5: Silicosis and Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis - Occupations Where There Is A Risk Of Silicosis. |
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| Block 5: Silicosis and Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis - Occupations Where There Is A Risk Of Silicosis. |
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The following picture show men at work in silica and coal dust environments:
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| Gold miners doing development work | Gold miners doing development work | Gold miners: a drilling team. Note the low stope height. |
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| Gold mine drilling team. Note the plume of water droplets from the drill hole. Note the absence of PPE. | Gold miner: preparing the face for blasting. | Gold mine: ore removal |
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| Gold mine: doing support work | Gold mine: back filling in a confined space | Watering down in a gold mine. |
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| Sand blasting with an external air supply. | Fettling in a ferrous foundry | Engraving granite for a monument |
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| Open cast coal mining is relatively low risk. | Underground coal mining: face and haulage work have highest potential risk. | Underground coal mining: face and haulage work have highest potential risk. |
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