breathing particulate matter for example. they helped destroy the coal industry convincing everyone that it hurts your lungs. they forced a law that had employers paying for lung checks on a regular schedule. what a scam!
Federal regulations mandate lung examinations for coal miners to monitor and prevent occupational lung diseases like black lung, requiring initial chest X-rays and spirometry for new miners within 30 days of employment, with follow-up screenings approximately every five years, and more frequent exams if initial tests reveal pneumoconiosis or significant lung function decline. These screenings are conducted by NIOSH-approved facilities and are confidential.
Funding:
Federal benefits for miners with black lung are paid from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, primarily financed by an excise tax on coal.
Thats money the owner of the mine should be stacking.
breathing particulate matter for example. they helped destroy the coal industry convincing everyone that it hurts your lungs. they forced a law that had employers paying for lung checks on a regular schedule. what a scam!
Federal regulations mandate lung examinations for coal miners to monitor and prevent occupational lung diseases like black lung, requiring initial chest X-rays and spirometry for new miners within 30 days of employment, with follow-up screenings approximately every five years, and more frequent exams if initial tests reveal pneumoconiosis or significant lung function decline. These screenings are conducted by NIOSH-approved facilities and are confidential.
Funding: Federal benefits for miners with black lung are paid from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, primarily financed by an excise tax on coal.
Thats money the owner of the mine should be stacking.