Comparison and application of two risk assessment methods for occupational lead exposure risk classification in a lead-acid battery enterprise
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.02.012
- VernacularTitle: 两种风险评价方法在某铅酸蓄电池企业铅职业病危害风险分级中的应用比较
- Author:
Huifeng CHEN
1
;
Zhihua YAO
;
Xuehua YAN
;
Lei ZHAO
;
Shuo WANG
;
Jian LIN
;
Hanlin HUANG
Author Information
1. Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Occupational Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou 510300, China
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Risk assessment;
Lead;
Occupational exposure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2017;35(2):130-133
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To apply and compare two risk assessment methods for occupational lead exposure risk classification in a lead-acid battery enterprise.
Methods:In April 2013, an occupational health survey was carried out in a lead-acid battery enterprise. Lead smoke and lead dust were tested in the workplace. The risk assessment index system for occupational chemical hazards that was established and optimized by the research group (referred to as "optimized index system" ) , as well as the Singapore semi-quantitative risk assessment model, was used for occupational lead exposure risk classification in the lead-acid battery enterprise. The two risk classification results were analyzed and compared.
Results:In the lead smoke risk classification results, the optimized index system classified the raw material group and foundry group workshops as Class I hazardous and the assembling group workshop as Class II hazardous. The Singapore semi-quantitative risk assessment model classified the raw material group workshop as high risk and foundry group and assembling group workshops as extremely high risk. In the lead dust risk classification results, the optimized index system classified the raw material group workshop as Class I hazardous, while the plate painting group, plate cutting group, and assembling group workshops were classified as Class II hazardous. The Singapore semi-quantitative risk assessment model classified the raw material group workshop as medium risk, the plate painting group and plate cutting group workshops as high risk, and the assembling group workshop as extremely high risk.
Conclusion:There are some differences in risk assessment of occupational lead exposure between the two risk assessment methods. The optimized index system is comparably more reasonable and feasible, and is highly operable.
