eNews: Volume 18, Number 4 (August 2020) | NIOSH | CDC

eNews: Volume 18, Number 4 (August 2020) | NIOSH | CDC



Inside NIOSH:
Job Transfers Often Too Late to Prevent Progression to Severe Black Lung Disease in Coal Miners
Many coal miners with black lung disease who transferred to jobs with lower dust exposure still progressed to more severe forms of the disease, according to new research published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. These findings indicate that coal miners may be transferring when it is already too late to prevent the disease from progressing.



Outside NIOSH:
No Small Task: Understanding Safety and Health Motivators in Small Businesses

What factors influence workplace safety and health behaviors? Past studies point to workers’ personal motives or the companies’ organizational climate. This refers to workers’ perception of what practices a workplace rewards and supports. NIOSH-funded researchers at the Center for Health, Work & Environment aimed to understand how these different factors interact to influence workers’ safety and health behavior in small businesses.