Workers at Risk of Environmental or Occupational Lung Disease
Disease | Affected Workers |
|---|---|
Construction workers and home remodelers who install or remove materials (including insulation) that contain asbestos Shipyard workers Workers who mine, mill, or manufacture asbestos | |
Aerospace workers Metallurgical (castings) workers | |
Bronchiolitis obliterans | Flavorings workers (popcorn workers’ lung) Military personnel deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan |
Cotton, hemp, jute, and flax workers | |
Coal workers | |
Office workers when the air-conditioning systems become contaminated by certain fungi and bacteria Swimming pool and spa workers (because of contaminated sprays) Farmers, mushroom workers, milling and construction workers, bird keepers, people exposed to isocyanates (urethanes) | |
People who work with irritants or allergens such as flour, grains, wood dust, isocyanates (urethanes), dyes, antibiotics, epoxy resins, cleaning products, molds, latex, animal hair, shellfish, metals (chromium and nickel), irritating gases, vapors, and mists Military personnel deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan | |
Miners Foundry workers Potters Sandblasters Sandstone or granite cutters Workers who cut, grind, and finish products made from stone or synthetic stone (such as engineered silica countertops) Tunnel workers |