The application of two occupation health risk assessment models in a wooden furniture manufacturing industry
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2016.10.008
- VernacularTitle:两种风险评估模型在木质家具制造企业职业健康风险评估中的应用
- Author:
Aihong WANG
1
;
Pengbo LENG
;
Guolin BIAN
;
Xiaohai LI
;
Guochuan MAO
;
Meibian ZHANG
Author Information
1. 浙江省微量有毒化学物健康风险评估技术研究重点实验室
- Keywords:
Risk assessment;
Occupation health;
Wooden furniture manufacturing;
EPA inhalation risk model;
ICMM risk assessment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2016;34(10):756-761
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the applicability of 2 different models of occupational health risk assessment in wooden furniture manufacturing industry.Methods American EPA inhalation risk model and ICMM model of occupational health risk assessment were conducted to assess occupational health risk in a small wooden furniture enterprises,respectively.Results There was poor protective measure and equipment of occupational disease in the plant.The concentration of wood dust in the air of two workshops was over occupational exposure limit (OEL),and the CTWA was 8.9 mg/m3 and 3.6 mg/m3,respectively.According to EPA model,the workers who exposed to benzene in this plant had high risk (9.7×10-6～34.3×10-6) of leukemia,and who exposed to formaldehyde had high risk (11.4×10-6) of squamous cell carcinoma.There were inconsistent evaluation results using the ICMM tools of standard-based matrix and calculated risk rating.There were very high risks to be attacked by rhinocarcinoma of the workers who exposed to wood dust for the tool of calculated risk rating,while high risk for the tool of standard-based matrix.For the workers who exposed to noise,risk of noiseinduced deafness was unacceptable and medium risk using two tools,respectively.Conclusion Both EPA model and ICMM model can appropriately predict and assessthe occupational health risk in wooden furniture manufactory,ICMM due to the relatively simple operation,easy evaluation parameters,assessment of occupational-disease-inductive factors comprehensively,and more suitable for wooden furniture production enterprise.
