{"id":4192,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/occupationalsilicosis\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T17:01:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:01:42","slug":"occupationalsilicosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/respiratory\/occupationalsilicosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Silicosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-alert-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This page was last reviewed 21-05-20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silicosis occurs as a result of inhalation of crystalline silica.<strong>The occupations at risk are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>stonemasons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>selected coal miners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sandblasters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>construction workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>renovation and demolition workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tunnelling workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fettlers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>glass workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers, particularly when young, may be entirely asymptomatic and occupational health screening is not universal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The damage is irreversible and progressive even after exposure has ceased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Referral Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<strong>Refer all cases of suspected silicosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Resources and Links<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Respiratory-Lothian-COPD-Guidance-April-2018-v0-4-Combined-2-1.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"10030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lothian COPD Guidance April 2018 v0 4 Combined<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sign.ac.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sign.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Respiratory ORD Health and Safety Executive (www.hse.gov.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page was last reviewed 21-05-20 Silicosis occurs as a result of inhalation of crystalline silica.The occupations at risk are: Workers, particularly when young, may be entirely asymptomatic and occupational health screening is not universal.&nbsp; 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