Screening guidelines for asbestos disease

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Am. J. Public Health; (United States)

OSTI ID:6840187

Bresnitz, E A

Government employees have been increasingly concerned about exposure to asbestos in non-manufacturing, non-abatement jobs. Asbestos regulations promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration apply to workers in the private manufacturing sector, whereas the Environmental Protection Agency regulations apply to state and municipal workers performing asbestos abatement. In 1984, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Lewis D. Polk, MD, appointed a 10-member, multidisciplinary Task Force to develop guidelines to detect current workers at increased risk of developing asbestos-related disease. The Task Force recommended a screening program to: identify workers with past and present asbestos exposure or who have asbestos-related-disease; prevent and/or reduce the progression of disease in workers; establish a baseline against which future changes can be measured; address the concerns of workers; and supplement industrial hygiene data used to identify those workers and workplaces where better control measures are needed.

• Research Organization: Medical College of Pennsylvania, PA
• OSTI ID: 6840187
• Journal Information: Am. J. Public Health; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Public Health; (United States) Vol. 76:7; ISSN AJHEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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