OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (14): 1897-1900.

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Current situation assessment of occupational hazards in a salt chemical engineering of Ya'an City

TAN Wenzhu   

  1. Public Health Department,Chengdu Xindu District Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Chengdu Sichuan 610500,China
  • Received:2022-10-13 Revised:2022-11-21 Online:2023-07-15 Published:2026-03-24

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the current situation of occupational hazards in a salt chemical enterprise in Ya'an City,put forward improvement measures for occupational disease prevention and control. Methods From September to November 2021,a comprehensive evaluation was conducted using the occupation health investigation and on-site monitoring of occupational disease hazards in the workplace. Results The noise and dust were the main occupational hazards of the enterprise. The noise intensity range was 74.1-84.2 dB(A),and the dust concentration range was 0.5-2.1 mg/m3. The chlorine,hydrogen chloride,sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate were detected in one post respectively,and none of them were detected,with a pass rate of 100%. In the occupational health examination,the abnormal hearing was found in five workers and abnormal chest radiograph was found in four workers,and no occupational contraindication or suspected occupational disease was found. Conclusion The protective measures against the occupational hazards are effective and feasible,and the occupational health monitoring needs to be further improved to meet the requirements of the relevant laws and standards.

Key words: Salt chemical engineering, Occupational hazards, Current situation assessment

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