The key to preventing pneumoconiosis lies in preventing and treating silicosis

Among pneumoconiosis cases, 80 to 90 percent are silicosis patients, so the prevention of pneumoconiosis lies in the overall technological improvement of industrial sectors, using technology to eliminate dust, such as wet operations, dust monitoring, etc. The state is also making great efforts to eliminate smog, saying goodbye to direct smoking and avoiding secondhand smoke. Finally, do a good job of personal living environment hygiene and personal hygiene, not only to prevent dust, but also to prevent particulate matter such as hair and debris.

Wet operations

In industrial sectors, methods such as reforming technical processes, adopting wet operations, and applying enclosure, exhaust ventilation and dust removal should be adopted to do a good job of cleaning the enterprise's workplace. Among these, reforming the process is the primary and fundamental measure. For example, now artificial sand is used instead of quartz sand, and remote operation is adopted, etc. There is also pneumatic transport, negative-pressure sand suction, etc., all of which are good methods for eliminating dust in factories.

Wet operations are being applied on a large scale in industrialized enterprises, such as wet grinding of quartz, wet grinding of refractory raw materials, wet drilling, washing down the rock walls after underground blasting, high-pressure water injection coal mining, etc., all of which are good examples of wet operations that can be emulated and promoted to various dust-generating workplaces. Adopting local enclosure of dust sources, plus local exhaust ventilation and dust removal treatment, to prevent dust from spreading into the atmosphere, is also a necessity.

Wearing masks

For dust prevention in industry, there is naturally the continuous promotion and coverage of ever-emerging new technologies and new processes. In an individual's living environment, household furnishings should avoid generating dust and hiding dust as much as possible, such as not laying carpets, and regularly and frequently removing dust with a vacuum cleaner. On a personal level, one should bathe often and wear anti-smog masks when going out. For employees engaged in dust-producing industries, after pre-employment physical examination, regular health checks should be carried out every six months or one year, to prevent and treat diseases such as active pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis. Those with severe cardiovascular disease should not engage in dust-generating industries, and the causes of pneumoconiosis should be eliminated promptly and as much as possible.

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