Beaucham Catherine C, Lentz Thomas J, Rice Faye L
CDC/NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Int J Occup Environ Health. 2012 Oct-Dec;18(4):344-7. doi: 10.1179/2049396712Y.0000000001.
Silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica dust, is an occupational illness affecting millions of workers worldwide. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has partnered with the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and multiple agencies in the Americas to implement the program "The Elimination of Silicosis in the Americas".
One component of this program is control banding, a qualitative risk assessment and management strategy that allows non-experts to use task-based hazard data and potential exposure information to determine appropriate controls.
From 2005 to the present, NIOSH occupational health researchers have worked with experts in Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil to assess, implement, and provide tools to evaluate the use of control banding methodology.
矽肺病是一种因吸入可吸入性结晶二氧化硅粉尘而引发的肺部疾病，是一种影响全球数百万工人的职业病。美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）已与世界卫生组织、国际劳工组织以及美洲的多个机构合作，实施“美洲消除矽肺病”项目。
该项目的一个组成部分是控制分级，这是一种定性风险评估和管理策略，使非专家能够利用基于任务的危害数据和潜在暴露信息来确定适当的控制措施。
从2005年至今，NIOSH职业健康研究人员与智利、秘鲁、哥伦比亚和巴西的专家合作，评估、实施并提供工具以评估控制分级方法的使用情况。
