The influence of working environment on the health of workers at Binh Dinh construction factory
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Bich Lien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Working environment
- MeSH:
Environment;
Healthy Worker Effect;
Health
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;439(1):67-69
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The working environment of 138 workers at Binh Dinh construction factory was studied concerning the harmful factors determined by the Institute of Occupational Medicine and Working environment. Almost harmful factors are highest then allowed standard, especially total dust (>3,7 times), high SiO2 content level 24-42%. In almost studied field, the noise density is higher than standard (90 dBA). There is a high incidence of some diseases such as stomato-dental diseases (50,27%), ENT and respiratory diseases (37,14%). Occupational safety and health care for workers were neziligible; commonly available masks for respiration are not proper for filtering the dust
