Black Lung Symptoms, Causes & More
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10. Prevention of Black Lung
Avoiding exposure to coal dust is the best way to prevent black lung. If changing jobs isn't possible, people should wear face masks and thoroughly wash any exposed areas of skin that come in contact with coal dust. Before eating, drinking or taking medication, they should ensure their clothes are free of coal dust, and they should wash their hands and faces.
In addition, coal miners should have a physical exam and chest X-ray annually to monitor their health.3‘Pneumoconiosis.’ Johns Hopkins Medicine, www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/pneumoconiosis.
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