Research Projects

Note: The MHSC research projects are grouped and classified into nine (9) thrust areas. The thrust areas are aptly named according to the major agency which the research project was intended to address in the first place.
COAL
Occupational Diseases • 2026

PROJECT COL 236

Assessment of dispersed barrier

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Occupational Diseases • 2007

PROJECT HEALTH 610

Lung function reference tables for the South African mining industry.

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Occupational Diseases • 2003

PROJECT HEALTH 702

A prospective study to assess the prevalence and work-related risk factors in the development of musculoskeletal disorders in the South African mining industry

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GOLD
Occupational Diseases • 2002

PROJECT HEALTH 705

Provisional assessment of the impact of adding sputum screening to existing active case finding methods for tuberculosis in

MANGANESE
Occupational Diseases • 2002

PROJECT HEALTH 711

Two phase longitudinal or prospective study of the nervous system effects of occupational environmental manganese exposure on mineworkers or processing plant workers at two manganese mines in the Northern Cape Province

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Occupational Diseases • 2002

PROJECT HEALTH 804

Development of percentile charts for semi-quantitative tracking of lung functions over time in the South African mining industry

GOLD
Occupational Diseases • 2001

PROJECT HEALTH 701

Strategies for reducing the burden of TB infection and disease in South African goldminers: the role of preventive therapy

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Occupational Diseases • 2001

PROJECT HEALTH 706

ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE IDENTIFIED AND COMPENSATED IN DIFFERENT MINING SECTORS BY COMPARISON OF AVAILABLE DATA BASES WITH AUTOPSIES CONDUCTED UNDER THE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN MINES AND WORKS ACT (ODMWA)

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SILICA
Occupational Diseases • 2000

PROJECT HEALTH 709

Identification of health hazards relating to toxic substances in silicon smelters