Occupational Risks of Podologists: A Combined Assessment of VOCs, Vibration, Noise Levels and Health Complaints

被引：1

作者：

Arsal Yildirim, Serap ^{[1
]}

Pekey, Beyhan ^{[2
]}

Aydin, Levent ^{[1
]}

Peker Karatoprak, Ayfer ^{[1
]}

Kolayli, Fetiye ^{[3
]}

Argun Baris, Serap ^{[4
]}

Er, Doganhan Kadir ^{[5
]}

Yazici Ozcelik, Eda ^{[3
]}

Yapsakli, Kozet ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Kocaeli Univ, Vocat Sch Kocaeli Hlth Serv, Kocaeli, Turkiye

[2] Kocaeli Univ, Fac Engn, Environm Engn, Kocaeli, Turkiye

[3] Kocaeli Univ, Fac Med, Med Microbiol Dept, Kocaeli, Turkiye

[4] Kocaeli Univ, Fac Med, Chest Dis, Kocaeli, Turkiye

[5] Kocaeli Univ, Gastroenterol & Hepatol Inst, Dept Mol Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Kocaeli, Turkiye

[6] Marmara Univ, Fac Engn, Environm Engn, Istanbul, Turkiye

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH | 2024年 / 34卷 / 06期

关键词：

Podologist; occupational health and safety; noise; VOC; vibration; VOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS; WORK; EXPOSURE;

D O I：

10.1080/09603123.2023.2256684

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Podologists are exposed to many occupational hazards, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from insole manufacturing and noise/vibration during nail or tissue grinding. In this study, VOCs, noise, and vibration were measured in five podiatry clinics and three offices. Questionnaires were administered to 23 podologists and 19 office workers to inquire about their pain, ocular, skin and respiratory complaints. The results showed that the podologists' exposure to the total VOC concentrations was approximately twice as high as that of the office workers. The podologists' complaints regarding pain were found to be correlated with ambient noise and hand-arm vibration levels. Ocular, skin, and respiratory complaints were also found to be correlated with total VOC concentrations. These results suggest that VOCs, noise and vibration in the working environment may impair podologists' health and that they have an intensifying effect on each other, increasing the severity of health issues.

引用

页码：2529 / 2543

页数：15

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