Working environment and health of workers in Na Duong coal mine, Lang Son province
- Author:
Hoang Van Tien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Working environment;
Health;
Workers;
Coal mining;
Lang Son
- MeSH:
Environment;
Health;
Coal Mining
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2005;15(6):65-69
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was conducted on workers in Na Duong coal mine, Lang Son province to investigate the working environment, health status and diseases. The results showed that working environment was contaminated by toxics that were above allowed limits, such as high silic dust level. Some common diseases were ear-nose-throat diseases, accounting for 77.2%, eye diseases 39.9%, digestion 17.8%, heart diseases 15.1%, and respiratory diseases 14.1%. Among respiratory diseases, silic dust-related one was significant. The rate in the mine neighborhood area was 10% and at the working site was 11%. Coal mine workers’ health was a little below the average compared with other domestic manufacturing sectors, nobody had health status at level I.
