Overview of work-related asthma, including symptoms, causes, triggers, and prevention strategies.
Discover the leading cause of black lung disease and what NIOSH is doing to address this hazard.
- Information about the types of different pneumoconioses, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Information for workers and employers to protect people with exposure to wild or domesticated birds
- This page provides occupational cancer information and resources.
- Learn about work-related safety and health risks related to histoplasmosis.
- Information to help employers prevent and respond to respiratory infections in the workplace
- About work-related tuberculosis
- This page provides information on occupational exposures that cause Valley Fever and prevention.
Workplace exposures
Information and guidance on health risks from respirable crystalline silica exposures to workers.
- Additive manufacturing/3D printing technologies assemble objects from smaller pieces of material.
- You can be exposed to lead while at work, but there are ways to keep you and your family safe.
- Inform employers and workers about the importance of aerosols and provide some relevant resources.
- Information on types of workers that may be at risk for exposure and worker safety recommendations
- Safety and health prevention tips for cannabis industry employers and workers.
- Understand carbon monoxide hazards to workers and how to prevent poisonings.
- NIOSH resources for using chemicals safety in the workplace.
- To provide information and resources on fibrous glass.
- About flavoring-related lung disease, exposure control and intervention, and medical information.
- Information on dampness and mold in buildings and health impacts.
- Information about tobacco use in workplaces.
- Understand the importance of a maintained ventilation system and why improvements reduce illness.
- Describes occupational exposure of manganese due to welding fumes.
- Information and resources to help prevent injuries, illnesses, and deaths from fighting wildfires.
Programs and services
Information for coal miners, mine operators, and health clinics on black lung screenings and more.
- This page describes the HCSA Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
- The NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program evaluates U.S. workplaces for health hazards at no cost.
- Learn about the Construction Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
- Information about chest radiographic screening and B Readers.
- This page describes the MNF Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
- Current and past NIOSH mining research topics
- This page describes the OGE Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
- This page describes the PPT program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
- Background for state-based data on silicosis and work-related asthma.
- The NIOSH RHP program focuses on preventing adverse work-related respiratory diseases.
- Program information on spirometry training courses, certification, and how to get involved.