1.Occupational health management status and noise hazard trends in wooden furniture manufacturing industry in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, 2020–2024
Jianyi LIANG ; Na DENG ; Shaoxin HUO ; Ruifen SHI ; Guanlin CHEN ; Yao GUO
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2026;43(1):58-64
Background As a traditional labor-intensive industry, the wooden furniture manufacturing sector has been facing significant occupational health hazards, notably noise exposure. Objective To understand the current status of occupational health management and workplace noise monitoring in the wooden furniture manufacturing industry in Foshan City of Guangzhou Province over the past five years (2020−2024), to clarify the exposure level of occupational noise hazards in this industry, the implementation of prevention and control measures, and their dynamic changing trends, and to provid a reference basis for formulating and optimizing targeted occupational health supervision strategies. Methods By judgment sampling method, 381 wooden furniture manufacturing enterprises in Foshan City from 2020 to 2024 were selected. Through document review, on-site investigation, and on-site testing, the basic information of the enterprise, key indicators of occupational health management (declaration of projects with occupational disease hazards, occupational health training, the setting and effect of occupational disease prevention facilities, the allocation and use of personal protective equipment, occupational health examinations, etc.) and monitoring data of noise intensity in the workplace were systematically collected. Descriptive statistical analysis was adopted to present the characteristics of enterprises and various indicators, and trend tests were used for dynamic changes of occupational health management indicators and noise intensity monitoring results between each year. Results Among the 381 enterprises, small and micro enterprises accounted for 94.0% (358/381), the overall occupational hazard exposure rate of workers was 56.7% (15199/26798), and the noise exposure rate was 45.6% (12221/26798). The report rate of projects with occupational disease hazards was 100%, the occupational health training rate of exposed workers was 69.6%, the setting rate and effectiveness rate of noise prevention facilities were 24.9% and 95.8% respectively, the distribution rate and effective wearing rate of noise protection earplugs/earmuffs were 77.6% and 87.1% respectively, and the rate of occupational health examinations for noise-exposed workers and the abnormal rate were 55.4% and 2.5% respectively. The trend analysis results showed that the rates of occupational health training, setting and effectiveness of noise prevention facilities, distribution and effective wearing of noise protection earplugs/earmuffs, occupational health examinations for noise-exposed workers, and abnormal health examination results all showed an overall upward trend (P values were all<0.05). The proportion of workplace noise intensity greater than 85 dB(A) and the rate of noise exceeding standards at work positions both showed an overall upward trend (P values were both<0.01). Conclusion During the period from 2020 to 2024, the occupational health management in the wooden furniture manufacturing industry in Foshan City has achieved certain positive progress, particularly in areas such as the installation of protective facilities, the use of personal protective equipment, and the implementation of occupational health examinations. However, workplace noise hazards have not been effectively controlled. Moving forward, regulatory efforts must consolidate existing management achievements while strengthening mandatory requirements and support for the technical transformation of high-noise processes and the widespread adoption of noise reduction facilities. This approach is essential to fundamentally curb occupational noise hazards.
2.Investigation on the current status of radiation protection management in animal diagnosis and treatment institutions in Foshan City
Ruifen SHI ; Weixu HUANG ; Yao GUO ; Lishan WEN ; Shaoxin HUO
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(1):110-113
Objective To assess the current status of occupational radiation hazards in animal diagnosis and treatment institutions in Foshan City. Methods A total of 214 animal diagnosis and treatment institutions in Foshan City in 2024 were selected as the study subjects using the judgment sampling method. The radiation protection management status was investigated. Results A total of 178 out of the 214 animal diagnosis and treatment institutions were equipped with radiation diagnostic equipment in Foshan City. Among these 178 institutions, 98 (accounting for 55.1%) obtained permits from the ecology and environmental department, 21 (accounting for 11.8%) completed occupational hazard project declarations, 53 (accounting for 29.8%) conducted workplace radiation level monitoring, 132 (accounting for 74.2%) were equipped with radiation protection equipment, 40 (accounting for 22.5%) conducted occupational health examinations for the radiation staff, 39 (accounting for 21.9%) provided radiation protection knowledge training for the radiation staff, and 52 (accounting for 29.2%) performed personal radiation dose monitoring. However, none of the institutions implemented the “Three Simultaneities (design, construct, put into operation and use simultaneously with the main body of the construction project)” system for occupational disease prevention facilities in construction projects. Conclusion sAnimal diagnostic and treatment institutions in Foshan City have low levels of radiation protection management and inadequate occupational health monitoring. The radiation staff has low awareness of radiation protection, Relevant department should strengthen supervision and management, organize radiation protection knowledge training, and standardize occupational health management to effectively safeguard workers' health rights.
3.Analyzing the monitoring results of occupational hazard factors in key enterprises in Foshan City in 2022
Na DENG ; Yao GUO ; Guanlin CHEN ; Jianyi LIANG ; Shaoxin HUO ; Yingqing XIE
China Occupational Medicine 2025;52(2):232-236
Objective To analyze the distribution of occupational hazard factors (OHFs) in key enterprises in Foshan City. Methods A total of 373 enterprises from 11 key industries in Foshan City in 2022 were selected as the research subjects using the purposive sampling method. Monitoring data of OHFs in workplaces were obtained and analyzed from the "Workplace Occupational Hazards Monitoring Information System" under "China Disease Prevention and Control Information System". Results Among the 373 enterprises, small and micro-sized enterprises, and large and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 85.5% and 14.5% respectively. A total of 24 137 sampling points in the workplaces were monitored for OHFs, with the national standard compliance rate of 92.1%. Among different OHFs, the compliance rates ranked from highest to lowest were chemical agents, dust, and noise (98.0% vs 89.3% vs 52.0%, P<0.01). A total of 63 131 workers were employed in 373 enterprises, among whom 29 753 were exposed to OHFs, yielding an overall exposure rate of 47.1%. Exposure rates of OHFs by enterprise scale, from highest to lowest, were micro-sized, small-sized, medium-sized, and large-sized enterprises (69.2% vs 52.7% vs 47.3% vs 39.0%, P<0.01). The proportion of workers participated in occupational medical examination was 85.1%, with re-examination proportion of 62.5% and the abnormality detection rate of 2.1%. Conclusion In key enterprises in Foshan City, the risk of noise exposure is relatively high, and the exposure rate of OHFs is highest in micro-sized enterprises. The occupational health supervision and management department needs to strengthen the governance of noise hazards in a targeted manner and urge enterprises (especially micro-sized enterprises) to fulfill their primary responsibilities in occupational disease prevention and control.
4.A pilot study of different thrombolytic therapies for acute cerebral infarction due to occlusion of middle cerebral artery
Shaoxin YAO ; Weitao ZHANG ; Cangtuo LI ; Guang SONG ; Xin LI ; Shengjiang GAO ; Li TONG ; Yongqiu LI ; Yibin CAO ; Xiaoming SHANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2012;46(7):636-639
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect and safety of different thrombolytic therapies for acute cerebral infarction due to occlusion of middle cerebral artery(MCA).MethodsOne hundred and thirty-two cases of acute cerebral infarction in territory of MCA were randomly divided into 3 groups,all of which were treated with alteplase.Group A (48 cases) was treated by intra-venous therapy with alteplase,group B (43 cases) was treated by infusing alteplase at the site of the internal carotid artery,and group C(41 cases) was treated by infusing alteplase into the thrombus.The improvement of neurological function,complications and mortality rate were recorded and statistically compared,with analysis of variance for counting data of normal distribution,x2 test for quantitative data,and the mean difference was significant at the 0.05level.ResultsThe effective rates of group A,B and C at 2 h,24 h,2 w were 18.8% (9/48),39.6% ( 19/48),45.8% (22/48) ;39.5% (17/43),53.5% (23/43),58.1% (25/43) ;78.0% (32/41),85.4% (35/41 ),87.8% (36/41)respectively.The effective rate of group C was obviously better than group A( x2 =12.809,9.979,9.289,P < 0.01 ) and B (x2 =31.295,19.425,17.161,P < 0.01 ) with statistical significance.The effective rate of group B was better than group A at 2 h after thrombolytic therapy with statistical significance (x2 =4.801,P < 0.05 ).The effective rate of group A and B did not have significant difference at 24 h,2 w after therapy ( x2 =1.765,1.375,P > 0.05 ).The hemorrhage rates of group A,B and C were 14.6% (7/48),14.0% (6/43),7.3% (3/41 ),the mortality rates of group A,B and C were 6.2% (3/48),4.6% (2/43),2.4% (1/41),and there was no significant difference among the 3 groups ( x2 =1.328,0.786,P > 0.05 ).ConclusionIt is suggested that the thrombus-imbeded thrombolytic therapy is a better way in treating acute cerebral infraction due to occlusion of MCA for its rapid and better therapeutic effect.
5.Study of applied anatomy for interventional therapy of pelvic tumors
Shaoxin YAO ; Huixian CUL ; Jinguo CUI
Journal of Interventional Radiology 1992;0(01):-
Objective To study the route of branches of the internal iliac artery for presenting basic applied anatomy to be used in pelvic tumor diagnosis and interventional therapy through angiographic manifestations. Methods The branches of the internal iliac artery were studied by means of dissection on 45 adult cadavers(30 male, 12 female), including the origin, length, external diameter and bifurcation angle; and additionally angiographic characteristics of pelvic tumors in 42 cases together with normal ones of another 50 cases through bilateral selective internal iliac arteriography. Results①The angle between left and right common iliac artery was (58.9??7.3?),and that between the external and internal iliac artery was (27.6??5.3?). Iliolumbar artery and obturator artery were mainly originated from the main trunk of internal iliac artery and the distal portion (50%, 84.8%).②The external diameter of the branches of the internal iliac artery measured on cadavers was significantly smaller than that on patients alive. Conclusions Normal variations occur frequently in the origination, site of orifice and route of the middle and small branches of the internal iliac artery.

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