TY - JOUR
T1 - Possible hazards of work environment in metal processing industry in Latvia
AU - Martiņsone, Inese
AU - Baķe, Mārīte Ārija
AU - Martinsone, Žanna
AU - Eglīte, Maija
N1 - Funding Information:
The research was conducted within the Project “Studies of the Ministry of Welfare” No. VPD1/ESF/NVA/04/NP/ 3.1.5.1./0003 of the National Programme “Labour Market Studies” and financed by European Structural Fund.
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors in the work environment of Latvian metal processing industry using the database of the Laboratory of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, Rīga Stradiņš University. During the period between 1996 and 2005, 703 measurements were made in metalworking enterprises. In Latvia, approximately 2.4% of the workforce is involved in the metal processing industry. Physical (noise, lighting, vibration) and chemical (abrasive dust, welding aerosol and contained metals) risk factors were analysed. In the assessed metalworking workplaces, the work environment was estimated to be of poor quality, because occupational exposure limits or recommended values were exceeded in 42% (n = 294) of cases. Noise, manganese and welding aerosols most often exceeded the occupational exposure limits or recommended values, the significance was P < 0.001, P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively.
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors in the work environment of Latvian metal processing industry using the database of the Laboratory of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, Rīga Stradiņš University. During the period between 1996 and 2005, 703 measurements were made in metalworking enterprises. In Latvia, approximately 2.4% of the workforce is involved in the metal processing industry. Physical (noise, lighting, vibration) and chemical (abrasive dust, welding aerosol and contained metals) risk factors were analysed. In the assessed metalworking workplaces, the work environment was estimated to be of poor quality, because occupational exposure limits or recommended values were exceeded in 42% (n = 294) of cases. Noise, manganese and welding aerosols most often exceeded the occupational exposure limits or recommended values, the significance was P < 0.001, P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively.
KW - abrasive dust
KW - metal processing industry
KW - noise
KW - risk factors of the work environment
KW - welding fume
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U2 - 10.2478/v10046-010-0018-5
DO - 10.2478/v10046-010-0018-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956255026
SN - 1407-009X
VL - 64
SP - 61
EP - 65
JO - Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
JF - Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
IS - 1
ER -