{"id":2008,"date":"2026-05-12T10:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/?page_id=2008"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:31:24","slug":"silicosis-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/silicosis-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicosis dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][et_pb_row allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs-row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumbs (do not remove)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; module_class=&#8221;breadcrumbs&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;border-bottom: 1px solid #ececed;&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/\">The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Silicosis dashboard<\/h1>\n<p>This dashboard displays cases of silicosis reported to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/thor\/thor-uk-reporting-schemes\/sword\/\">Surveillance of Work-related and Occupational Respiratory Disease (SWORD)<\/a>\u00a0scheme from 1996 onwards. SWORD is funded by the Health and Safety Executive.<\/p>\n<p>The dashboard contains data on all cases of silicosis reported to the scheme from 1996, including both natural and engineered stone (ES) silicosis.<\/p>\n<h4>The data<\/h4>\n<p>Data are updated weekly, cleaned data are confirmed three monthly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=79740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About the data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Data updates<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Current raw case numbers updated: 01\/10\/26<\/li>\n<li>Confirmed cases of all silicosis updated: 03\/09\/26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;custom-sidebar-percent &#8221; \/][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>SWORD is a voluntary reporting scheme for respiratory clinicians in the UK seeing patients with occupational lung disease. Clinicians accessing this database are encouraged to report to SWORD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW138191699 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW138191699 BCX0\">We acknowledge the contributions of THOR reporters and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW138191699 BCX0\">their patients for their continued support of the THOR scheme.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW138191699 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk\/jfe\/form\/SV_eFEUuenGi3QbmvA\">Sign up to report to SWORD<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The dashboard is modelled on the California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CCDPHP\/DEODC\/OHB\/Pages\/essdashboard.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Engineered Stone Silicosis Dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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