sec.44APurpose of division

### sec.44A Purpose of division This division establishes a scheme to protect coal mine workers from adverse health effects of mining hazards that may cause ill health. The scheme includes— providing for respiratory health screening of coal mine workers for the early detection of coal mine dust lung disease; and ensuring coal mine workers who have respiratory abnormalities are referred for diagnosis and management, including, for example, reduction in further exposure to coal mine dust; and collecting, analysing, and reporting on health surveillance data to monitor trends in coal mine dust lung disease and to inform reviews of dust exposure levels and occupational dust exposure limits for coal mines. In this section— coal mine worker includes a former worker. s 44A ins 2018 SL No. 102 s 4 amd 2018 SL No. 102 s 9 (sec.44A-ssec.1) This division establishes a scheme to protect coal mine workers from adverse health effects of mining hazards that may cause ill health. (sec.44A-ssec.2) The scheme includes— providing for respiratory health screening of coal mine workers for the early detection of coal mine dust lung disease; and ensuring coal mine workers who have respiratory abnormalities are referred for diagnosis and management, including, for example, reduction in further exposure to coal mine dust; and collecting, analysing, and reporting on health surveillance data to monitor trends in coal mine dust lung disease and to inform reviews of dust exposure levels and occupational dust exposure limits for coal mines. (sec.44A-ssec.3) In this section— coal mine worker includes a former worker. - (a) providing for respiratory health screening of coal mine workers for the early detection of coal mine dust lung disease; and - (b) ensuring coal mine workers who have respiratory abnormalities are referred for diagnosis and management, including, for example, reduction in further exposure to coal mine dust; and - (c) collecting, analysing, and reporting on health surveillance data to monitor trends in coal mine dust lung disease and to inform reviews of dust exposure levels and occupational dust exposure limits for coal mines.