A Questionnaire Survey on the Use of Dust Respirators among Lead Workers in Small Scale Companies

In order to find out whether dust respirators are properly used among lead workers in small scale manufacturing companies of lead pigments and stabilizers, a questionnaire survey was carried out for 141 lead workers. The questionnaire consisting of 7 items of questions including selection, use, main...

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Published in:Industrial Health 1995, Vol.33(1), pp.35-41
Main Authors: AIBA, Yoko, KOBAYASHI, Keiko, SUZUKI, Jun, SHIMIZU, Yoko, NISHIMURA, Midori, SASAKI, Norihiro, MAKINO, Shigenori, UTSUNOMIYA, Tadao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chi-Square Distribution
Dust respirator
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Health Surveys
Humans
Instruction
Japan
Knitcover
Lead Poisoning - prevention & control
Occupational Health
Questionnaire survey
Respiratory Protective Devices - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:In order to find out whether dust respirators are properly used among lead workers in small scale manufacturing companies of lead pigments and stabilizers, a questionnaire survey was carried out for 141 lead workers. The questionnaire consisting of 7 items of questions including selection, use, maintenance, storage and instruction of respirators was distributed to all 141 workers. This survey revealed that 22% of the total workers wore unauthorized dust respirators, and that 73% used a knitcover. Instruction by health supervisors of how to use and where to store the respirators was found to be effective for inspection of valve and a proper place to store dust respirator. However, the result that significantly large percentage of workers used the knitcover following the health supervisors' instruction can be taken to indicate that health supervisors should be given more precise information on deteriorated face-sealing of the respirator facepiece with the knitcover.
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.33.35