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: Des Moines Personal Injury LawyerWorkplace Safety: Railroad Workers and Pulmonary problems
By Steve Lombardi
After reviewing the health risks of exposure to sulfur dioxide I found there is an asthma related for railroad workers. See if you find this as interesting as I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XGXxKasm9E
There is a growing body of evidence that long-term railroad worker exposure to diesel exhaust fumes can lead to a condition called "diesel asthma" a form of COPD, and additional evidence shows an increased incidence of lung cancer rates among such railroad workers/employees.
Asthma - New study from Minnesota
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkA6sTtfdY8
Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi
Full post as published by Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer on March 03, 2009 (boomark / email).
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