Objective To understand the status of occupational hazards in Jinhua city and provide scientific data for effective prevention of the occupational hazards.
Methods A restrospective study was performed to investigate 3714 enterprises where occupational disease risk factors existed. The intervention measures were taken such as training the managers and workers with occupational health knowledge, and improving working environment and personal protective measures.
Results Dust existed in 1566 enterprises, accounted for 42.16%. Occupational chemical hazards existed in 1725 enterprises, accounted for 46.77%. Occupational physical hazards existed in 1047 enterprises, accounted for 28.19%. In all investigated enterprises there were 493 (13.27%)carried out occupational health monitoring, with a monitoring rate of 17.05% and pass rate of 79.22%. Monitoring rates of dust, chemical hazards, and physical hazards were 45.02%, 12.42%, and 14.28% respectively. Altogether 49 398 workers were exposed to occupational hazards, only 49.58% of them received physical examination. The examination rate in 38 government owned enterprises was 71.87%, and that in 3 676 private enterprises was only 47.98%. The pass rate of different occupational hazards monitoring raised after intervention mesures conducted.
Conclusion The situation of occupational hazards in our city was low exanimation rate and low monitoring rate. More effort for occupational hazards prevention should be put to private enterprises.
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