Rate of Disease Symptoms Due to Frequent Exposure to Organic Solvents by Production Workshop


Comment:

Among the 10 symptoms interviewed by workers exposed to noise at the research facility, some symptoms accounted for a high proportion and were also the symptoms with a high rate of complaints from workers such as: Tinnitus, hearing loss, headache, fatigue, sweaty hands... These are common symptoms in people who are regularly exposed to noise.

- Symptoms of hearing loss

The rate of occupational deafness in the research population is shown in the following table:

Table 3.16 : Rate of occupational deafness



Unit


Total hearing test


SL. diagnosed with DNN


Proportion%

SL. Diagnosis and monitoring of DNN disease


Proportion%

PX cut

28

0

0.0

2

7.1

PX sewing

94

0

0.0

4

4.3

PX base

16

1

6.3

3

18.8

PX completed


39


0


0.0


0


0.0

Total

177

1

0.5

9

5.1

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Rate of Disease Symptoms Due to Frequent Exposure to Organic Solvents by Production Workshop


Comment:

Among 177 patients with hearing loss, 01 patient was diagnosed with tinnitus (0.5%) and 9 cases of hearing loss at 4000 Hz frequency needed to be monitored for tinnitus (5.1%).


3.3.2.2 Symptoms of disease caused by exposure to DMHC:

Symptoms:

Symptoms collected through direct interviews with employees exposed to DMHC at Hai Duong Leather and Footwear Company according to the production PX are presented in the following table:

Table 3.17: Rate of disease symptoms due to frequent exposure to organic solvents by production workshop



Symptom

PX cut (n=32)

PX May (n=99)

PX base

(n=22)

PX complete

city ​​(n=50)

General (n = 203)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Dizzy

13

40.6*

67

67.7*

12

54.5*

40

80.0*

132

65.0

Dizzy

14

43.8

60

60.6

11

50.0

36

72.0

121

59.6

Anxiety

7

21.9

27

27.3

4

18.2

13

26.0

51

25.1

Memory loss

5

15.6*

24

24.2*

7

31.8*

27

54.0*

63

31.0

Depression

3

9.4

6

6.1

1

4.5

8

18.0

18

8.9

mixed feelings

4

12.5

17

17.2

1

4.5

16

32.0

38

18.7

Purple patches under the skin

1

3.1

10

10.1

0

0.0

6

12.0

17

8.4

Feeling crawling

3

9.4

15

15.2

0

0.0

15

30.0

33

16.3

Frequent cramps

11

34.4

24

24.2

3

13.6

23

46.0

61

30.0

*: p≤0.05

Comment:

The results of the table above show: Some symptoms have a fairly high rate of complaints from patients such as: Dizziness, vertigo, anxiety, memory loss, confusion, and cramps.

Completed PX and base PX workers had the highest rates of memory loss and dizziness. This difference was statistically significant with p≤0.05.


- Urinary hippuric acid test:

Because shoe manufacturing workers are often exposed to DMHC (mainly toluene and hexane), and urinary hippuric acid is a waste product of Toluene. Therefore, we conducted a quantitative hippuric acid test on a group of workers who are frequently exposed to DMHC (mainly Hexane and Toluene), but due to financial constraints, we only allowed 50 samples to be tested. Therefore, we conducted this test on a group of workers from the Hai Duong Leather and Footwear Company, where workers are frequently exposed to DMHC.

Table 3.18: Urinary Hippuric Acid Levels

Statistics

Urinary hippuric acid content (g/l)

Normal range (g/l)

n

50


X

0.422

1.5

SD

0.237

1.5

Comment:

The hippuric acid test results in the group of workers exposed to DMHC of the Hai Duong Shoe Company's completed PX had an average value of 0.422g/l, which is still within the normal range.

3.3.2.3 Hematology test results:

Table 3.19: Percentage of workers with changes in hematological indices


TT

Blood component indices

Quantity

Ratio %

Biological constant


1


Decreased red blood cell count


31


14.4

Male: 4.2- 5.4. 10 12

Female: 4.0- 4.9.10 12

2

Decreased Hemoglobin (including 3 cases of HST<100g/l)

29

13.4

Male: 130- 160 g/l Female: 125- 142 g/l

3

Increase white blood cell count

8

3.7

From 4 to 10. 10 9

4

Decreased platelet count

10

4.6

From 200 to 400.10 9

5

Eosinophilia

16

7.4

From 2-6%

Comment:

Among the studied patients, there were 31 cases of decreased SLHC accounting for 14.4%, 29 cases of decreased HST accounting for 13.4%, of which there were 03 cases of HST <100g/l, 08 cases of increased SLBC and 10 cases of decreased SLTC accounting for 3.7% and 4.6%. In particular, the rate of increased eosinophilic BC was 16 cases accounting for 7.4%.



4.1 General information:

Chapter 4: DISCUSSION

The ratio of female workers to male workers is 2.1 times: 138/65. Suitable for some production lines that require dexterity in work.

The average age of employees is X ± SD = 31.4 ± 7.3. Of which, the group < 30 years old accounts for 44.8%. The age of the youngest subject is 18 years old, the oldest is 54 years old.

The average working age of Hai Duong Shoe Company's workers is 9.9 ± 5.3 years, with the highest proportion being the group with working age 5 years. The average working age of workers in the sewing, cutting and sole factories is approximately the same, the average working age of workers in the finishing factory is the lowest.

Hai Duong Shoe Joint Stock Company is located at 1077 Le Thanh Nghi Street (formerly 99 Phu Lo), Hai Tan Ward in the southwest of Hai Duong City, Hai Duong Province, near National Highway 39. Distance to the city center: 5 km. The company was established and started operating in 1984. Due to the development of the leather shoe manufacturing industry, the company's current number of branches is 744. Currently, the company has 4 workshops (cutting workshop, sewing workshop, sole workshop, finishing workshop).

4.2. Characteristics of the working environment of Hai Duong shoe company:

*Microclimate:

- Measurement results at Hai Duong Shoe Company show that the temperature observed at the sewing factory and sole factory exceeds TCCP (30 - 34 0 C), there are working positions with temperatures up to 37.5 0 C, so on hot days the temperature exceeds the allowable hygiene standards. This result is equivalent to the study of Truong Hong Van at Yen Vien Shoe Company [26].

- According to table 3.1, the measured humidity is mostly within TCCP, except for


PX moisture content ranges from 81 - 89% exceeding TCCP (≤80%) according to decision 3733/2002/QD-BYT.

- Wind speed at all measurement locations reached TCCP (0.2 - 1.5m/s).

- In general, VKH at Hai Duong Shoe Company is quite favorable for workers, but there are also some working positions with temperature and humidity exceeding TCCP. According to Rutkove et al. [17], high temperature and humidity disrupt the body's reflexes. According to the author, when the environmental temperature is 30 0 C or higher, the ability to absorb knowledge, memory, and thinking decreases proportionally with increasing temperature and humidity. To limit the negative effects

VKH's need to focus on ventilation.

*Dust and noise situation:

- Table 3.2 shows that the dust concentration at all measuring positions of sewing PX, complete PX, sole PX, cutting phase PX are all within the allowable limit, the weight dust content is (0.152 - 0.308 mg/m 3 ) with SiO2 concentration ranging from (0.153

– 0.163 mg/m 3 ) are all within the permissible limits.

- Noise in the sole grinding area of ​​the completed PX (83.2- 88.4dBA) and the sole pressing rigs of the sole PX, the equivalent sound level measured exceeds the TCCP for noise in the workplace.

- Exposure to noise > 90 dBA, in addition to causing DNN, also disrupts the vasomotor system, causing increased blood pressure, nervous breakdown and gastroduodenal syndrome [28].

- So although the noise at the above locations is not yet at 90 dBA, long-term exposure will still cause significant consequences [28]. Therefore, the Company needs to take measures to protect employees working in high noise areas by educating and encouraging employees to use labor protection (noise-proof earplugs) to limit the hearing loss process causing hearing loss.


*Toxic gas:

- The measurement results at the factories in Table 3.2 show that most factories have toxic gases such as SO 2 , NO 2 , CO, THC but they are all within the TCCP equivalent to the measurement results at Phuc Yen Shoe Company according to Hoang Minh Hien's research [10].

- The measurement results also show that all measured PXs meet the requirements for accuracy.

Illuminate within lighting standards according to current regulations of the Ministry of Health.

In summary, the working conditions of workers at Hai Duong Shoe Company are quite favorable. The Company needs to continue to maintain a good working environment for workers. In addition, the Company needs to overcome some remaining shortcomings: The temperature in the sewing and sole making rooms is still high; the cutting room has humidity exceeding the standard; the noise in the sole grinding area of ​​the finishing room and the sole pressing racks of the sole room, the measured noise level exceeds the standard.

4.3. Health and disease characteristics of workers at Hai Duong shoe company:

4.3.1. Health classification:

The results of Table 3.9 show that among 203 employees who were clinically examined and classified for health, the number of employees with health type II was the highest at 51.2%. The number of employees with health type IV was still quite high at 29.6%, especially there was still 01 case with health type V. Through the table, we can also see that male employees have better health than female employees, this difference is statistically significant with (p≤0.05).

4.3.2. Disease structure of workers:

According to studies by Scherbak, Pham Xuan Ninh [16], Luu Minh Chau [6], it shows that: The impact of the working environment on physiological changes, health and diseases of workers, the effects such as hot and humid, dry heat combined with factors such as toxic gases, noise, dust... are strong obstacles and increase the negative impact on workers, manifestations such as: rapid fatigue both physically and mentally, changes in a series of basic physiological functions reduce the ability to work.

Research results show that the Company's disease structure has the following characteristics:


The group of diseases with a high incidence is eye diseases (19.2%), in which conjunctivitis accounts for the highest rate (82.1%), pterygium (7.7%), other diseases such as: calculus, blepharitis, conjunctival tumors, eyelid melanoma account for the same rate (2.6%). The cause may be due to workers being frequently exposed to toxic fumes such as gasoline fumes, toluene fumes, hexane... of DMHCs, in which workers in the finishing factory think that DMHC fumes at the workplace have a very unpleasant smell, accounting for the highest rate (52.3%), this is also the rate of workers feeling the smell of DMHCs at the finishing factory of Yen Vien Shoe Company according to research by Truong Hong Van [26].

Following eye diseases is low blood pressure (23.6%). The cause may be due to the impact of factors such as: noise, high toxic gas, hot working environment, dust... affecting the psychological nervous system, resulting in workers being easily tired, stressed, having vascular disorders, and cell nutrition disorders [18].

The incidence of ENT diseases in workers is 14.3%. High concentration of DMHC vapor may be the cause of the increased incidence of these diseases. Toxic chemical vapors cause edema of the respiratory tract mucosa and oral mucosa, increasing the incidence of pharyngitis and sinusitis in workers [26].

Dermatological, endocrine, and gastrointestinal diseases account for low rates of 2.5%; 2.5% and 1.5% respectively.

4.3.3. Illness situation related to occupational factors:

Diseases caused by noise exposure:

According to studies by Le Trung [22], Christine Oliver [30], Van Amelsvoort [38], it shows that frequent exposure to noise not only causes hearing loss but also causes various changes in the function of the cardiovascular system and mental illness. The impact of noise increases when working in high temperature and humidity environments.

The results of Table 3.15 show that the rate of workers suffering from headaches and fatigue is high (63.5%; 65.0%). Next are tinnitus and hearing loss (58.1% and 46.3%). Cardiovascular symptoms also account for a fairly high rate such as: Palpitations with 32.0%, feeling of pain in the heart area with 28.6%. These are


Symptoms are common in workers who are regularly exposed to noise. The most obvious effect of noise is hearing loss because in the factory, which has the most working positions exceeding the TCCP, there is the highest rate of hearing loss. This difference is statistically significant (p≤0.05).

Through table 3.16, we can see that the rate of hearing loss in Hai Duong Shoe Company workers is 0.5% and 9 cases (5.1%) have a tendency to decrease hearing at the frequency of 4000 Hz. 01 worker with hearing loss is located in the sole factory where the noise is louder than the TCCP (≤85dBA). According to fowler-Sabin: The hearing loss level (THTL) of 01 worker with hearing loss is at the level of "mild hearing loss". This result is consistent with the study of Truong Hong Van at Yen Vien Shoe Company [26].

Diseases caused by exposure to organic solvents :

Studies by Truong Hong Van [26], Nguyen Ba Chang - Pham Van Doan [5] and Lodzi [34] show that frequent exposure to DMHC increases the incidence of eye diseases, ENT diseases, skin diseases... Frequent exposure to DMHC also has a high risk of developing DNN [33].

The results of Table 3.17 show that the disease symptoms are characteristic for each PX. In which, the rate of CN with dizziness is the highest at 65.0%. Next are the mental and neurological symptoms such as: Dizziness (59.6%), memory loss (31%), anxiety (25.1%). The symptom of cramps also has a relative rate (30%), purple patches on the skin with a rate of (8.4%).

In the completed PX and the base PX, symptoms of memory loss and dizziness accounted for the highest proportion. This difference was statistically significant with p≤0.05.

4.4 Test results:

Through the complete urine test, it was found that 4 cases of workers had HC and BC in their urine, accounting for 2.0%; 3 cases had increased proteinuria, accounting for 1.5%, and 1 case had increased glucose in their urine. In general, the percentage of workers with changes in urine composition was low, and there was no correlation between specific occupational factors and the results obtained.

General abdominal ultrasound results detected 42 cases with images

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