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Black lung prevention hits the road

A MOBILE occupational safety and health unit will be travelling across four US states to conduct ...

Sadie Davidson

The unit will be travelling to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

Typically, testing takes about 30 minutes and includes a short questionnaire, a chest X-ray and a spirometry (breathing) test.

Blood pressure screening will also be available.

Screenings will begin on June 9 at the West Elk mine in Colorado.

It will then travel to the Delta Montrose Technical College on June 11 and the King II mine on June 13, with the next stop being New Mexico.

Health screenings will kick off again on June 16 at the San Juan mine followed by the Navajo mine on June 18-19 and at Walmart in Grants on Friday, June 20.

The clinic will then travel to Arizona with checks resuming on June 23 at the Kayenta mine, staying for two days.

The clinic will also be stationed at the Kayenta Monument Valley Inn between 7am and 7pm on June 25.

The clinic’s tour will wrap up with a quick stop in Utah, with its first port of call being the Coal Hollow mine on June 27, followed by quick stints at the Sufco, Castle Valley and Dugout Canyon mines.

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