How to prevent pneumoconiosis

The first level of prevention: control the dust source, dust prevention and dust reduction. Do a good job of the eight-point policy to reduce the dust concentration of the dusty operating environment has a clear effect, namely; water, wind, dense, leather, protection, publicity, management, check. Water is to adhere to the wet operation, prohibit dry operation; wind that is, ventilation dust, dust exhaust; dense that is, closed dust source or closed, isolated operation; leather that is, technological innovation and process reform, including the use of alternative raw materials and products; protection that is, to strengthen the individual protection; declared that the knowledge of safety and health education and training; management that is, the maintenance of dust control equipment and management and the establishment of rules and regulations to ensure that the equipment is functioning properly; that is, checking the supervision and inspection. This is an effective way to prevent dust and reduce dust.

Secondary prevention: health monitoring and medical screening. To carry out health monitoring and regular medical examination for people engaged in dust operation, early detection and early intervention can prevent or delay the development of the disease, and even keep the high-risk group from developing into pneumoconiosis patients.

Tertiary prevention: prolonging patients' life and improving their quality of life. For patients who have already suffered from pneumoconiosis, actively preventing the occurrence of complications, including strengthening individual health care box appropriate physical activities to enhance the resistance of the body; establishing good living habits, not smoking, preventing colds and respiratory infections; early detection and treatment of complications, improve clinical symptoms