Occupational Hazards and Safety Measures Amongst the Paint Factory Workers in Lagos, Nigeria
| Autor: | Herbert Coker, Akin Akinyede, A Akintonwa, Temidayo D. Popoola, Bawo S. Ogbudu, Olufunsho Awodele |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Engineering
paint factories Chemical Health and Safety business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Heavy metals lcsh:RA1-1270 hazard exposure Workplace safety Hazard Occupational safety and health occupational hazard safety regulations Environmental health Injury prevention workers Factory Original Article Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business heavy metals Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | Safety and Health at Work Safety and Health at Work, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 106-111 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 2093-7997 2093-7911 |
| Popis: | Background: The manufacture of paint involves a variety of processes that present with medical hazards. Safety initiatives are hence introduced to limit hazard exposures and promote workplace safety. This aim of this study is to assess the use of available control measures/initiatives in selected paint factories in Lagos West Senatorial District, Nigeria. Methods: A total of 400 randomly selected paint factory workers were involved in the study. A well-structured World Health Organization standard questionnaire was designed and distributed to the workers to elicit information on awareness to occupational hazards, use of personal protective devices, and commonly experienced adverse symptoms. Urine samples were obtained from 50 workers randomly selected from these 400 participants, and the concentrations of the heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, and chromium) were determined using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Results: The results show that 72.5% of the respondents are aware of the hazards associated with their jobs; 30% have had formal training on hazards and safety measures; 40% do not use personal protective devices, and 90% of the respondents reported symptoms relating to hazard exposure. There was a statistically significant (p |
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