scholarly journals Occupational Health Risk among Selected Cement Factory Workers in Dang District of Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 8-22
Author(s):  
Pawan Pandeya ◽  
Durga Khadka Mishra ◽  
Shankar Prasad Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Musculoskeletal Health ◽  
Factory Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Devices ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Cement Factory

Background: The health risks was reported in the cement industry in various study conducted in different settings. This study aimed to assess the occupational health risks among cement factory workers of Dang district of Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional study in 212 workers was conducted in Samrat Cement Company and Sonapur Minerals and Oils of Dang district in between July, 2019 to January 2020 using structured questionnaire. Proportionate stratified random sampling was used for participant selection. The collected information was entered in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed. Results: Of 212 workers, the respiratory and musculoskeletal health risks were reported by 13.2% and 22.2% of factory workers, respectively. About 29.2% were smokers. Two-third (66%) had poor knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety related questions and 17.9% had poor practice to prevent respiratory problems. Smokers (p=0.004) and access to safety measures (p=0.008) were significantly associated with respiratory problems. Educational status (p=0.021), work shift (p=0.022) and first aid availability (p=0.009) were statistically significant with musculoskeletal health risk. Conclusion: Low occupational health risk and low knowledge was reported by cement factory workers. Special protection to workers above 40 years and declaring the cement factory as smoking restricted area could minimize respiratory risk. Access to and condition of safety devices need to be monitored by factory administration. Behavior change communication and safety orientation could help the workers use safety devices. Key words: Occupational health risk, respiratory health risk, musculoskeletal health risk, knowledge, practice, cement factory workers.

scholarly journals Responsiveness of Occupational Health Risk and Preventive Measures Practice by the Workers Employed in Tannery Occupation in Kanpur, India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyan Chandra Kashyap ◽  
Praveen Chokhandre ◽  
Shri Kant Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
School Level ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Tannery Workers

Abstract Background: Occupational health covers all aspects of health and safety in the workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards. There are several health risks, such as respiratory problems, injuries/accidents, musculoskeletal disorders, cancers, mental health disorders, skin ailments, infectious diseases, and many more involved in the occupation, which exclusively depends on workplace conditions. Objectives: The objective of the study was to understand the extent of awareness about occupational health risks involved in tannery occupation and adopted preventive measures by the tannery workers of Kanpur, India. Methods: Information for the present research was strained from a cross-sectional household study of tannery workers in the Jajmau area of Kanpur, India. The survey was piloted through the period January-June 2015, and 284 samples were collected. This study has adopted a three-stage sampling design. The frequency distribution and cross-tabulation were used. The difference in the awareness of various morbidities was tested using the chi-square test. A logistic regression analysis was used to identify individual risk factors. Results: The prevalence of awareness of tannery work is very hazardous in nature varies from 73% to 93% among the tannery workers. Tannery workers having a middle-school level of education were 3.01 times more likely to be aware of the hazards as compared to the illiterate workers. Tannery workers aged 36 and above were 0.34 times were 0.58 times less likely to aware of a hazardous work environment. Tannery workers who belong to the younger cohort (16-24 years) reported a higher awareness of respiratory problems (38%), skin complaints (59%), and gastrointestinal issues (21%) than those aged 36 years and above. About one-third of Beamhouse workers (33%) and over a quarter (26%) of the wet finishing had moderate to high dermal contact with the chemicals. The highest use of gloves and masks is seen in Beamhouse work (12 & 13%). Conclusions: The outcomes of the study give a clear indication of the effect of the workstation environment on the health status of workers and require the use of adequate measures to improve the facilities and thereby the health status of tannery workers.

scholarly journals Responsiveness of Occupational Health Risk and Preventive Measures Practice by the Workers Employed in Tannery Occupation in Kanpur, India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyan Chandra Kashyap ◽  
Praveen Chokhandre ◽  
Shri Kant Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
Tannery Workers

Occupational health covers all aspects of health and safety in the workplace and has a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards. The objective of the study was to understand the extent of awareness about occupational health risks involved in tannery occupation and adopted preventive measures by the tannery workers of Kanpur, India. Information for the present research was strained from a cross-sectional household study of tannery workers in the Jajmau area of Kanpur. The survey was piloted through the period January–June 2015, and 284 samples were collected. The prevalence of awareness of tannery work is very hazardous in nature varies from 73–93% among the tannery workers. Tannery workers having a middle-school level of education were 3.01 times more likely to be aware of the hazards as compared to the illiterate workers. Tannery workers aged 36 and above were less likely to aware of a hazardous work environment. Further, tannery workers who belong to the younger cohort (16–24 years) reported a higher awareness of respiratory problems (38%), skin complaints (59%), and gastrointestinal issues (21%) than those aged 36 years and above. About one-third of Beam house workers (33%) and over a quarter (26%) of the wet finishing had moderate to high dermal contact with the chemicals. The study’s outcomes give a clear indication of the effect of the workstation environment on the health status of workers and require the use of adequate measures to improve the facilities and thereby the health status of tannery workers.

Polymorphism of folate cycle genes as a criterion of occupational health risk of petrochemical production workers

2020 ◽  
pp. 753-753
Author(s):  
A. G. Setko ◽  
A. E. Tyurin
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Blood Coagulation ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Folate Metabolism ◽  
Biochemical Reactions ◽  
Petrochemical Production ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Folate Cycle

Engineers and operators of petrochemical production identified features of polymorphism of genes responsible for blood coagulation and biochemical reactions of folate metabolism and showed that drivers have the greatest number of mutations, which can create additional occupational health risks for workers of this profession under the influence of production factors.

Adolescents' Misinterpretation of Health Risk Probability Expressions

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 713-716
Author(s):  
Lawrence D. Cohn ◽  
Manuel Schydlower ◽  
John Foley ◽  
Randolph L. Copeland
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Orthopedic Surgeons ◽  
Risk Probability ◽  
Degree Of Certainty ◽  
Pediatric Orthopedic

Objective. To determine if differences exist between adolescents and physicians in their numerical translation of 13 commonly used probability expressions (eg, possibly, might). Design. Cross-sectional. Setting. Adolescent medicine and pediatric orthopedic outpatient units. Participants. 150 adolescents and 51 pediatricians, pediatric orthopedic surgeons, and nurses. Measurement. Numerical ratings of the degree of certainty implied by 13 probability expressions (eg, possibly, probably). Results. Adolescents were significantly more likely than physicians to display comprehension errors, reversing or equating the meaning of terms such as probably/possibly and likely/possibly. Numerical expressions of uncertainty (eg, 30% chance) elicited less variability in ratings than lexical expressions of uncertainty (eg, possibly). Conclusion. Physicians should avoid using probability expressions such as probably, possibly, and likely when communicating health risks to children and adolescents. Numerical expressions of uncertainty may be more effective for conveying the likelihood of an illness than lexical expressions of uncertainty (eg, probably).

scholarly journals Work-Related Perceptions, Injuries, and Musculoskeletal Symptoms: Comparison Between U.S.-Educated and Foreign-Educated Nurses

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 326-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Mi Kim ◽  
Soo-Jeong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Immigrant Nurses

Immigrants account for a significant proportion of the nursing workforce in the United States (U.S.). Although different cultural backgrounds may affect immigrant nurses’ perceptions of work and occupational health risks, little research has been conducted. Defining immigrant nurses as those who received initial nursing education in foreign countries, this study examined the differences in work-related perceptions and experiences of musculoskeletal (MS) symptoms and injuries between U.S.-educated and foreign-educated nurses. We analyzed data from a cross-sectional study using a statewide random sample of 419 California registered nurses. Foreign-educated nurses reported a more positive safety climate ( p = .017) and perceived their jobs as less demanding ( p = .008) than did U.S.-educated nurses. The prevalence of work-related MS symptoms was significantly lower in foreign-educated nurses than in U.S.-educated nurses ( p = .044), but the difference was not significant in the multivariable analyses. Positive safety climate was significantly associated with a decreased risk of work-related MS symptoms and injuries, and this relationship was greater among U.S.-educated nurses than among foreign-educated nurses. Our findings suggest that immigrant nurses may have different perceptions about safety climate and job demand, which may modify their occupational health risks.

Lung function among asbestos cement factory workers: Cross-sectional and longitudinal study

1984 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Siracusa ◽  
Carla Cicioni ◽  
Roberto Volpi ◽  
Patrizia Canalicchi ◽  
Giuliana Brugnami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Factory Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cement Factory ◽  
Asbestos Cement

scholarly journals Respiratory health problems among the ceramic workers in Dhaka

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Abdul Alim ◽  
Manaj Kumar Biswas ◽  
Gonopati Biswas ◽  
Md Alamgir Hossain ◽  
Sk Akhter Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Factory Workers ◽  
Ceramic Factory ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Ceramic Workers

Ceramic factory workers are potentially at risk to develop occupational respiratory diseases due to chronic inhalation of dust particles generated in the ceramic factory. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out to assess the respiratory and other health problems among the workers of Mirpur Ceramic Works Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period of April to June, 2011. Among 200 participants, 132 (66%) were males and 68 (34%) were females. Less than one-third of the workers were habituated to use personal protective equipments (PPE), while more than two-third were not habituated. Nearly half (45.5%) of the workers were suffering from at least one respiratory problem and of them 86.8% (P = 0.001) had problems after joining the factory. Of the respiratory sufferers 27% had chronic bronchitis, 20% bronchial asthma, 1% pulmonary tuberculosis, and 0.5% had silicosis. A significant numbers (60.5%) of workers were suffering from other health problems along with or without respiratory problems, in terms of musculoskeletal pain, back pain, headache, dermatitis, anaemia and fever. The prevalence of respiratory problems was significantly higher among non-users of PPE than PPE users (P = 0.006), and it was found to be higher with the increased of job duration. The study showed the notable higher prevalence of respiratory problems among the workers exposed to ceramic dust, although the other potential environmental confounding factors could not be ruled out in the analysis. Obligatory use of PPE by all workers and health education to increase awareness among the workers might have role to reduce the prevalence.Faridpur Med. Coll. J. 2014;9(1): 19-23

scholarly journals Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure to Public Health Risk Around Cibereum Landfill Area at Banjar City

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 309
Author(s):  
Arie Ardiyanti Rufaedah
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environmental Health Risk ◽  
Great Health ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Main Entrance

The process of spoilage of waste in the landfill produces air pollutant gases such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) which was a colorless gas, highly flammable, and has a characteristic rotten egg odor. Communities around TPA who were continuously exposed to H2S gas has very at risk of experiencing health problems. The main entrance of H2S gas through the respiratory system so that it was quickly absorbed by the lungs rather than exposure through the mouth. This study aims to analyze the great health risks arising from exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas at the Cibeureum landfill in Banjar City. This research was a descriptive-analytic type with cross-sectional study design and it was analyzed with an environmental health risk assessment (EHRA) approach. The results of H2S concentration measurements were 0,004 ppm and still below the 0,02 ppm standard. Exposure projections indicate that people in the surrounding areas do not yet have non-carcinogenic risks (0,42≤1). The safe duration of exposure is 24 years. If residents still live around the landfill for more than 24 years, it will endanger them and cause non-carcinogenic health risks. Complaints caused by civilians around the landfill consist of coughing, headaches, colds, shortness of breath, chest pain, and sore throat.

scholarly journals Health risk Assessment of Exposure to Harmful Chemical Agents in a Refinery

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saber Moradi Hanifi ◽  
Fereydoon Laal ◽  
Zahra Panjali ◽  
Jamshid Khoubi
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Ventilation System ◽  
Chemical Exposure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Hydrogen ◽  
Engineering Controls

Background: Process units, due to performance conditions at high pressure and high temperatures, are prone to many health risks that can lead to adverse effects during work. In order to identify health hazards, assess their risks and make appropriate decisions to control the risk and improve the health of individuals in this regard, the assessment of health risks is of particular importance. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess and prioritize health risks in a refinery. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a refinery in 2012. In this study, 14 important chemical substances were identified and analyzed.  Excel analysis was used to analyze the data. To assess the health risks due to chemical exposure the methodology proposed by the Department of Health Care in University of Singapore was used. First, important chemicals were identified and then the degree of risk and degree of exposure to chemicals were calculated and finally the level of health risk due to exposure to chemicals was determined. Results: The results showed that from 14 identified cases, exposure to diglycol diamine had a risk level of 4.47 (very high), hydrogen sulfide a risk level of 3.87 (high level), and molybdenum and nickel base catalysts a health risk of 3.87 (high), all of which were in a range of  unacceptable risk. Conclusion: In this study exposure to diglycol diamine, hydrogen sulfide, and molybdenum and nickel based catalysts was in the range of unacceptable risk. Using management and engineering controls such as personnel training, shortening the work shift of individuals, pre-recruitment and periodical examinations, designing a ventilation system, and the use of detectors and discovery equipment are recommended to reduce the level of risk.  

scholarly journals Investigating the Role of Physical Activity on Pulmonary Function among Cement Factory Workers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hassan Dashti khavidaki ◽  
Javad Ramezani ◽  
Amir Abbas Minaeifar
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Factory Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cement Factory ◽  
Forced Expiratory Flow ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Inactive Group

Introduction: Inhalation of suspended particulates in cement plants is one of the most important risk factors for pulmonary and respiratory problems for workers of these factories. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of physical activity on pulmonary function among cement factory workers. Method: This  cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted among 82 cement factory workers. They were selected based on the available sampling method and volunteers were included in the study. According to Beck questionnaire, 48 people were categorized in the inactive and 34 in the active groups. Pulmonary function indices included VC, FVC, FEV1, FEV1, to FVC ratio. Furthermore, the forced expiratory flow of 25-75% (FEF 25-75%) and Spirometry were used to determine the pulmonary capacity of workers. Independent T-test was applied for comparing the two groups and SPSS software ver. 23 was run for data analysis. Results: The results showed that VC, FEV1 / FVC, and FEF 25–75% indices in the active group were significantly higher than the inactive group (p /0,000) (p≥0.01) (p≥0.03). ). Moreover,  FVC and FEV1 indices in the active group were not significantly different (p≥ 0.18) (p 14 0.14) from the inactive group. Discussion: Our investigations showed the positive effect of physical activity and exercise on the pulmonary parameters and respiratory function of the cement factory workers. Therefore, these people are recommended to exercise regularly during the week to prevent respiratory and health problems caused by high concentrations of cement dust.

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