Do you often work in a dusty environment? Be careful of pneumoconiosis

Pneumoconiosis is one of the statutory occupational diseases. According to the Procuratorate Daily, people suffering from pneumoconiosis account for about 90% of the total number of people suffering from occupational diseases in my country. Therefore, people who often work in dusty environments must be vigilant, take preventive measures, and be careful of pneumoconiosis.

Smoke and dust rose as the gravel factory dumped waste stone powder. (Ai Guangde/China News Service)

People in which occupations are more likely to suffer from pneumoconiosis?

The reason why the number of people suffering from pneumoconiosis is so large is that the occupations that can cause pneumoconiosis are quite wide.

According to the Hefei Evening News, rock drillers and rock loaders in the mining industry;

Workers who cut and polish stones in the stone processing industry; workers who dry, press, and crush raw materials in the ceramic industry; and workers who saw, plan, and mill in the furniture manufacturing industry are all likely to suffer from pneumoconiosis. Even in industries such as shoemaking, leather processing, and luggage processing, if dust removal, ventilation, and detoxification protection facilities are not properly installed and used in the working environment, pneumoconiosis may also occur.

What are the symptoms of pneumoconiosis?

According to the Southern Daily, pneumoconiosis refers to a systemic disease characterized by diffuse fibrosis of lung tissue caused by inhalation of industrial dust during occupational activities.

Guo Zhiping, director of the Zhongshan Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Institute, said that pneumoconiosis patients often experience respiratory symptoms such as coughing, sputum, chest pain, and difficulty breathing. Severe cases may also experience wheezing, hemoptysis, and certain systemic symptoms.

Pneumoconiosis develops slowly, with no obvious symptoms in the early stages, and may not develop until a year or many years later, so it is easy for patients to neglect prevention or miss the best time for treatment. How to prevent pneumoconiosis?

Preventing pneumoconiosis requires joint efforts from society, enterprises and individuals. As for individuals, it is necessary to raise awareness of protection and take

Protective measures. For example, people who often work in dusty environments should wear designated work clothes, work hats, etc., and try to "hide" themselves. It should be noted that the mouth and nose are

The mouth and nose are the key channels for dust to enter the human body, so it is important to protect the mouth and nose.

According to Guiyang Daily, ordinary cotton masks can only isolate large dust particles, but are powerless against fine dust. Therefore, according to the nature of the dust, we should choose professional dust masks to build a "firewall" for the human respiratory tract.

(Gu Lingyu)

This article was scientifically reviewed by Shan Shuxiang, deputy chief physician of the Respiratory Department of Baodi District People's Hospital, Tianjin.