Quiz: Test your knowledge of RCS and silicosis

What does RCS stand for?

Rocks, crystals and sediments

Respirable crystal salt

Respirable crystalline silica

Rocks, crystals and sediments

Select only one correct answer.

That’s right!

Sorry, that’s wrong! RCS means respirable crystalline silica.

Silicosis is a type of…

Carcinogen

Lung disease

Type of crystal

Occupational disease

Select more than one answer

Correct! Silicosis is both a lung disease and an occupational disease.

Not quite! Silicosis is both a lung disease and an occupational disease.

What habit can worsen the effects of RCS?

Alcohol

Energy drinks

Smoking tobacco

Select only one correct answer.

Correct! Smoking weakens the lungs’ ability to fight disease.

No. It’s smoking that weakens the lungs’ ability to fight disease.

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