scholarly journals Use of personal protective equipment among farmers in Nebraska, Lithuania, Latvia, and Slovenia

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Achutan ◽  
L Girdžiūtė ◽  
G Vasiliauskas ◽  
K Kampuss ◽  
J Starič ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Eye Injuries ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Agricultural Safety ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Background Farmers in the U.S. and in Europe are at a high risk for injury and illness. Farmers have an increased risk of respiratory disease, noise-induced hearing loss, skin disorders, and eye injuries. Many of these health risks can be prevented or reduced through proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). However, studies show low compliance of PPE use among farmers. The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to wearing PPE, and current health and safety training as potential targets for future intervention, in farmers in Nebraska, Lithuania, Latvia, and Slovenia. The European Cooperation in Science and Technology and the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health collaborated on this study. Methods We administered a 7-item questionnaire to 57 farmers in Nebraska (n = 10), Lithuania (n = 22), Latvia (n = 10) and Slovenia (n = 15). The farmers primarily grew crops (corn, soy) and some raised livestock. Results We found that gloves, respirators, and safety glasses were the PPE most commonly worn; use of face shields were only reported in Nebraska and Lithuania. Only 45% reported wearing PPE always when they needed them. In Nebraska and Latvia, most farmers reported not wearing PPE because they are not readily available although they have them on the farm; in Lithuania and Slovenia, farmers cited time to don PPE and discomfort as primary reasons. The percentage of farmers who reported receiving training on the selection, use, and maintenance of PPE varied widely-13% in Nebraska, 14% in Lithuania, 40% in Latvia, and 67% in Slovenia. Farmers purchased PPE over the internet, supermarkets, and agricultural cooperatives. Conclusions This study provided an opportunity to understand current perceptions of PPE use and challenges, among a cross section of farmers in the U.S. and Europe. We recommend enhancing training through creative modules to address the needs of farmers. Key messages By identifying why farmers do not always wear PPE, we can design effective interventions to overcome this barrier; by knowing where they purchase them, we can provide education at these venues. This study is a joint collaboration between U.S. and European researchers. This global cooperation has highlighted some similarities but also differences within European countries.

scholarly journals Legal review of the implementation of work safety and health atpt multi nabatimaleo unit, pohuwato district

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
HERLINA SULAIMAN
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Management System ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Safety And Health

Implementation of Occupational Safety and Health at PT. Multi Nabati Unit Maleo is done by Enviromental Unit, Health and Safety. EHS is a policy applied by PT Multi Nabati Unit Maleo in providing protection for the safety and health of its workers. EHS is a direct handle or the first handle if there is an accident and also work to make preventive efforts to prevent accidents. In addition, the company develops the health and work safety management system (SMK3 & L). The efforts undertaken by PT Multi Nabati To reduce the risk of occupational accidents by applying: Engineering (engineering), Administration (administration) and Labor must use APD (Personal protective equipment).

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEPATUHAN PENGGUNAAN ALAT PELINDUNG DIRI (APD) PERAWATPADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 DI INSTALASI GAWAT DARURAT RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DAERAH dr. ZUBIR MAHMUD

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1243-1253
Author(s):  
Putri Nahrisah ◽  
Arista Ardila Arista Ardilla
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
P Value ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Quantitative Design ◽  
Work Accidents

Hospital Occupational Health and Safety (K3RS) are all activities to ensure and protect the safety and health of hospital human resources, patients, patient companions, visitors, and the hospital environment through efforts to prevent work accidents and occupational diseases in hospitals. This study aims to determine the factors related to compliance with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in the ER RSUD dr. Zubir Mahmud  2021. The research design used was a quantitative design with a cross sectional approach. The population is all nurses who work in the ER dr. Zubir Mahmud as many as 29 and the sample in this study as many as 29 respondents. Collecting data using a questionnaire. Data analysis using Chi-Squre and looking at Fisher's Exact Test. The results of research on the bivariate test show that there is a significant influence on the independent variables, namely the knowledge factor (p-value = 0.008), attitude (p-value = 0.006), availability (p-value =0.000) and supervision (p-value =0.001). and there was no significant effect, namely the education factor (p-value = 0.622) and years of service (p-value = 0.139) with the dependent variable being the compliance with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic.Suggestions in this study are hospitals must make clear SOPs about the use of PPE and increase vigilance during the pandemic.

scholarly journals The effect of occupational health and safety to employee performance in the sawmills industries in Langkat, North Sumatra, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 912 (1) ◽  
pp. 012037
Author(s):  
Muhdi ◽  
Rifai ◽  
R D Harahap ◽  
D S Hanafiah
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
North Sumatra

Abstract Occupational health and safety is the most important aspects at work, especially for workers related to machine equipments. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of occupational safety and health on the performance of employees in the sawmill process at UD. Rahmat, Kuala Begumit, Langkat, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The method used is descriptive analysis. Respondents in this study were all employees who worked in the sawmill process at UD. Rahmat, Kuala Begumit, Langkat, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The sampling were 30 respondents. The multiple regression analysis method with the simultaneous test. The results show that occupational safety and health have a significant effect on employee performance. Based on the perception of workers the company has provided personal protective equipment but the workers feel uncomfortable and if they wear personal protective equipment they assume that it interferes with their work.

scholarly journals The postcode lottery of safety: COVID-19 guidance and shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for UK police officers

2021 ◽  
pp. 0032258X2110187
Author(s):  
Camilla De Camargo
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
Police Forces

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant changes to police working practices involving the enhanced wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE), and ways of working inside and outside of police stations. The safety guidance released by the various government agencies has been conflicting, confusing and unhelpfully flexible, and there are significant discrepancies between some of the 43 forces of England and Wales. This article draws on primary interview data with 18 police officers from 11 UK police forces to explore the problems that officers faced in accessing appropriate PPE and the difficulties in obtaining and understanding accurate coronavirus health and safety information.

Aerosol-generating procedures in home care

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-80
Author(s):  
Drew Payne ◽  
Martin Peache
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Clinical Procedures ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Uk

COVID-19 has changed the landscape of healthcare in the UK since the first confirmed case in January 2020. Most of the resources have been directed towards reducing transmission in the hospital and clinical environment, but little is known about what community nurses can do to reduce the risk when they nurse people in their own homes? This article looks at what COVID-19 is, how it is spread and how health professionals are at an increased risk from aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs). There is also a discussion on the benefit of mask usage. It defines what AGPs are, which clinical procedures are AGPs, including ones performed in the community setting, and which identified clinical practices that have been mistaken for AGPs. There is also a discussion on the suitability of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It also describes how to reduce the risk by the use of full personal protective equipment (PPE) and other strategies when AGPs are performed in a patient's home. It ends with general advice about managing the risk of COVID-19 transmission with patients in their homes.

scholarly journals Nanoexposure, Unusual Diseases, and New Health and Safety Concerns

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 1821-1828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuguo Song ◽  
Shichuan Tang
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Nanoparticle Exposure ◽  
Safety Concerns ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Accumulating studies in animals have shown that nanoparticles could cause unusual rapid lung injury and extrapulmonary toxicity. Whether exposure of workers to nanoparticles may result in some unexpected damage as seen in animals is still a big concern. We previously reported findings regarding a group of patients exposed to nanoparticles and presenting with an unusual disease. The reported disease was characterized by bilateral chest fluid, pulmonary fibrosis, pleural granuloma, and multiorgan damage and was highly associated with the nanoparticle exposure. To strengthen this association, further information on exposure and the disease was collected and discussed. Our studies show that some kinds of nanomaterials, such as silica nanoparticles and nanosilicates, may be very toxic and even fatal to occupational workers exposed to them without any effective personal protective equipment. More research and collaborative efforts on nanosafety are required in order to prevent and minimize the potential hazards of nanomaterials to humans and the environment.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN PT PANTJA SIMPATI

KREATOR ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Faqih Solansa ◽  
Hendra Nanang ◽  
M Sudiyamto
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Production Section ◽  
Work Accidents ◽  
A Company

Every production process in a company is inseparable from all the dangers of disease and occupational accidents for workers. So in a company it is necessary to implement occupational safety and health in order to reduce and prevent occupational diseases and accidents. In carrying out occupational safety and health at PT Pantja Simpati, PT Pantja Simpati has several problems that can cause illness and work accidents such as unavailability of personal protective equipment, non-functioning air vents, employees smoking in the production room, employees drinking in the production section. part. areas, fire fighting equipment lacks lighting, damaged ceilings or roofs, untidy cables, and slippery production floors. Ways to avoid work accidents such as providing PPE and APAR, repairing damaged equipment, and taking firm action against workers. From the problems found, the implementation of occupational safety and health at PT Pantja Simpati is still not good.Keywords— Occupational Safety and Health, 5W+1H

scholarly journals Relationship between Motivation, Knowledge, and Availability with the Use of Personal Protective Equipment

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Yogi Adiputro
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Clinical Laboratories

Introduction: Clinical laboratories are a kind of workplace that must be designed in strict compliance with occupational health and safety standards to create a safe work environment. Fatal work accidents can inflict injuries caused by improper use of equipment, poisoning due to chemical substances in clinical laboratories, and transmission of dangerous diseases. Methods: This is an observational research with a cross sectional approach. The population of this study was 15 health analysts in the X Regional Clinical Laboratory of East Java. The research used total sampling method, carried out from July to September 2018. The dependent variable is the use of PPE and the independent variables are the lack of control and the basic causes. Data were analyzed using Chi square and Spearman correlation tests. Results: 53.3% of the employees of X Regional Clinical Laboratory of East Java use PPE accordingly. There is a strong relationship between knowledge and the use of PPE (r= 0.607). There is a strong correlation between the motivation and the use of PPE (r= 0.600). There is a strong relationship between the availability of PPE and the use of PPE (r = 0.756). Conclusion: There is a strong relationship between knowledge, motivation, and availability of PPE with the use of PPE.Keywords: knowledge, motivation, personal protective equipment

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