Mahmoud Mohammadyan; zahra darzi azadboni; reza ali mohammadpour tahmtan; Razieh Yousefi nejad
Volume 27, Issue 2 , July and August 2020, , Pages 193-199
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Abstract:Background and purpose: More than 2 million people are exposed to wood dusts every day around the world. Exposure to wood dust increases the prevalence of respiratory diseases and cancer incidence. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the risk assessment of workers exposure to inhalable ...
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Abstract:Background and purpose: More than 2 million people are exposed to wood dusts every day around the world. Exposure to wood dust increases the prevalence of respiratory diseases and cancer incidence. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the risk assessment of workers exposure to inhalable wood dust in the carpentries in Sari City.Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study conducted in 27 carpentries in Sari City in septumber, October and November ,2017. 43 workers were selected randomly. Inhalable wood dust were measured in the basis of the standard method number 0500 recommended by NIOSH using a calibrated personal sampling pump and an IOM sampler. The risk of exposure to wood dust then was measured using a recommended method by Singapore institute of occupational safety and health. Result: The average concentration of the inhalable wood dust in total carpentries was 15.30( mg)/m^3 and also in carpentries , MDF cutting, MDF/Carpentry, wood cutting, furniture making and wood carving workshops were 18.58±11.94, 19.49±17.3,8.32±7.5,10.48±6.05,3.44±3.98,4.77±0 mg/m^3 respectively. There was a significant correlation between the concentration of inhalable wood dust and the ambient temperature and the general ventilation. The risk of Exposure to inhalable wood dust were evaluated in the medium levels for all workshops. Conclusion: The workers’ personal exposure to inhalable wood dust in carpentries in sari city was higher than Occupational Exposure Limit recommended by national and international recommended levels. The higher workers’ exposure to inhalable wood dust was found in lower ambient temperature and in the absence of general ventilation.
mahmoud mohammadyan; milad pouransari; reza ali mohammadpour tahmtan; Seyyed Mehdi Razavi; Akbar Ahmadi Asoor
Volume 25, Issue 3 , July and August 2018, , Pages 379-387
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Introduction: Considering the great importance of the workforce’s wellbeing as well as the employment of a large number of workers in the in the cement industries in Iran, the current study was carried out in the aim of evaluation of the respirable dust concentrations in the workers breathing zone ...
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Introduction: Considering the great importance of the workforce’s wellbeing as well as the employment of a large number of workers in the in the cement industries in Iran, the current study was carried out in the aim of evaluation of the respirable dust concentrations in the workers breathing zone in a cement factory in Khorasan Razavi province.Materials and Methods: In this study, respirable particle concentration was evaluated in the breathing zone of 70 workers in a cement factory who were working at different work sites in the cement factory processes. The standard methodology of 0600 recommended by the US NIOSH was followed to determine respirable dust concentration using a personal sampling pump, aluminum cyclone and pvc filter. Results: The average respirable dust concentration was 3.9 mg/m3 for all workers that means 77% of workers were exposed to respirable cement particles higher than. The maximum mean concentration of respirable particles in the workers breathing zone was found in the cement grinding site 9.3 mg/m3 and the minimum one was measured in the stone crushing and mining site 1.8 mg/m3.Conclusion: The average concentration of respirable dust concentration in the workers’ breathing zone was higher than OEL in both warm and cold climates. The warm weather and the wind comes from the desert and dry areas contribute to the increase of the concentration of respirable particles in the breathing zone of the workers in various parts of the plant who are exposed to the naturally ventilated air.