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Correlation between quantitative fit factors and workplace protection factors measured in actual workplace environments at a steel foundry. 某炼钢厂实际工作环境中定量拟合因子与工作防护因子的相关性研究。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984867

Z. Zhuang, C. Coffey, P. Jensen, D. Campbell, R. Lawrence, W. Myers

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引用次数: 47

The effect of the size of openings on contaminant control between two adjacent spaces with differing air pressures. 不同空气压力下两个相邻空间间开口尺寸对污染物控制的影响。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1202/485.1

Chung Kee-Chiang, Yang Chin-Yuan, Chen Chun-Wan

{"title":"The effect of the size of openings on contaminant control between two adjacent spaces with differing air pressures.","authors":"Chung Kee-Chiang, Yang Chin-Yuan, Chen Chun-Wan","doi":"10.1202/485.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1202/485.1","url":null,"abstract":"Maintaining a pressure difference between zones or rooms is an important method of controlling the spread of air contaminants. Where it is well managed, this method will provide better control with less energy consumption, particularly in health care or electronic component manufacturing facilities. However, it is difficult to control a multizone system to maintain a pressure difference when there is an opening between two adjacent zones. To prevent the spread of contaminants into the \"clean\" zone, it is necessary to maintain some level of pressure difference. This study investigates the effect of changing the opening size between two small rooms and evaluates the contaminant dispersion at varying pressure difference values by using a tracer gas technique. The influence of several parameters, such as air pressure difference, surface area of opening, and supply air volume between two interior zones on contaminant transportation through an opening was investigated. The control pressure differences between two adjacent spaces were arranged from 2.49 to 14.69 Pa. Pressure difference was found to be an effective predictor of contaminant diffusion. An empirical relationship between pressure and opening size is presented between two rooms that will predict contaminant control required levels. The coefficient of determination (R(2)) of this correlation is 0.9226.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"64 6","pages":"792-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24124296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fatigue in the forearm resulting from low-level repetitive ulnar deviation. 前臂疲劳是由低度重复性尺偏引起的。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984875

J. Dennerlein, V. M. Ciriello, Kirsty J Kerin, P. Johnson

{"title":"Fatigue in the forearm resulting from low-level repetitive ulnar deviation.","authors":"J. Dennerlein, V. M. Ciriello, Kirsty J Kerin, P. Johnson","doi":"10.1080/15428110308984875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15428110308984875","url":null,"abstract":"This study measured low-frequency fatigue (LFF) in the extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscle while workers completed a repetitive ulnar deviation task. Using a repeated measures design, 10 healthy women participated in three conditions, each lasting 2 consecutive days: a control condition in which subjects remained inactive, and two repetitive work conditions involving repeated ulnar deviation of the wrist at 20 and 25 repetitions per minute at individual workloads deemed acceptable for 8 hours through a psychophysical protocol. LFF of the ECU muscle and self-reported levels of fatigue were recorded eight times throughout the control and workdays before (time 0), during (2, 4.25, 6.75, 8 hours), and after (9, 10, and 11 hours) exposure. The ratio of the isometric force produced by electrical stimulus at 20 pulses per second (pps) to the isometric force produced by 50 pps provided the measure of LFF. The ratios were lower on workdays compared with the control days, indicating the presence of LFF during repetitive work. During repetitive work the ratios decreased during the day, indicating the muscles fatigued as the day progressed. The psychophysically determined workloads, although not creating noticeable discomfort to the subjects, were high enough to create low levels of muscle fatigue.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"86 1","pages":"799-805"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76193777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 47

Correlation between quantitative fit factors and workplace protection factors measured in actual workplace environments at a steel foundry. 某炼钢厂实际工作环境中定量拟合因子与工作防护因子的相关性研究。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1202/475.1

Ziqing Zhuang, Christopher C Coffey, Paul A Jensen, Donald L Campbell, Robert B Lawrence, Warren R Myers

{"title":"Correlation between quantitative fit factors and workplace protection factors measured in actual workplace environments at a steel foundry.","authors":"Ziqing Zhuang, Christopher C Coffey, Paul A Jensen, Donald L Campbell, Robert B Lawrence, Warren R Myers","doi":"10.1202/475.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1202/475.1","url":null,"abstract":"Past studies have found little or no correlation between workplace protection factors (WPFs) and quantitative fit factors (FFs). This study investigated the effect of good- and poor-fitting half-facepiece, air-purifying respirators on protection in actual workplace environments at a steel foundry and the correlation between WPFs and FFs. Fifteen burners and welders, who wore respirators voluntarily, and chippers participated in this study. Each subject was fit-tested with two respirator models each with three sizes, for a total of six fit-tests. Models and sizes were assigned this way to provide a wide range of FFs among study participants. Each worker donned the respirator twice per day (at the beginning of the shift and following the lunch break) for 2 days. Quantitative FFs were first obtained for each donning using the PortaCount Plus trade mark in a separate room. Without redonning the respirators, workers performed normal work for 1 to 2 hours, and WPFs were measured by collecting ambient and in-facepiece samples simultaneously. A second fit-test was conducted without disturbing the respirator. FFs were obtained by averaging the results from the first and second fit-tests. The resulting FFs had a geometric mean (GM) of 400 (range=10-6010) and a geometric standard deviation (GSD) of 6.1. Of the 55 valid donnings, 43 were good fitting (FFs> or =100) and 12 were poor fitting (FFs<100). The WPFs had a GM of 920 (range=13-230,000) and a GSD of 17.8. The WPFs were found to be significantly correlated with the FFs (R(2)=.55 and p-value=.0001). Therefore, FF was shown to be a meaningful indicator of respirator performance in actual workplace environments.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"64 6","pages":"730-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24124377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A personal sampler for aircraft engine cold start particles: laboratory development and testing. 飞机发动机冷启动粒子的个人取样器:实验室开发和测试。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1202/511.1

Alfredo Armendariz, David Leith

{"title":"A personal sampler for aircraft engine cold start particles: laboratory development and testing.","authors":"Alfredo Armendariz, David Leith","doi":"10.1202/511.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1202/511.1","url":null,"abstract":"Industrial hygienists in the U.S. Air Force are concerned about exposure of their personnel to jet fuel. One potential source of exposure for flightline ground crews is the plume emitted during the start of aircraft engines in extremely cold weather. The purpose of this study was to investigate a personal sampler, a small tube-and-wire electrostatic precipitator (ESP), for assessing exposure to aircraft engine cold start particles. Tests were performed in the laboratory to characterize the sampler's collection efficiency and to determine the magnitude of adsorption and evaporation artifacts. A low-temperature chamber was developed for the artifact experiments so tests could be performed at temperatures similar to actual field conditions. The ESP collected particles from 0.5 to 20 micro m diameter with greater than 98% efficiency at particle concentrations up to 100 mg/m(3). Adsorption artifacts were less than 5 micro g/m(3) when sampling a high concentration vapor stream. Evaporation artifacts were significantly lower for the ESP than for PVC membrane filters across a range of sampling times and incoming vapor concentrations. These tests indicate that the ESP provides more accurate exposure assessment results than traditional filter-based particle samplers when sampling cold start particles produced by an aircraft engine.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"64 6","pages":"755-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24124412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Speech intelligibility during respirator wear: influences of respirator speech diaphragm size and background noise. 呼吸器佩戴时的语音清晰度:呼吸器语音隔膜大小和背景噪声的影响。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984882

D. Caretti, Linda C. Strickler

{"title":"Speech intelligibility during respirator wear: influences of respirator speech diaphragm size and background noise.","authors":"D. Caretti, Linda C. Strickler","doi":"10.1080/15428110308984882","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15428110308984882","url":null,"abstract":"This study assessed the effect of respirator speech device size on speech intelligibility and the impact of background noise on respirator communications effectiveness. Thirty-five subjects completed modified rhyme test (MRT) speech intelligibility testing procedures with and without a respirator under background noises of 40, 60, and 80 dBA. Respirator wear conditions included the use of one unmodified and three mechanical speech diaphragms modified to reduce the surface area of the vibrating inner membrane available for sound transmission. Average MRT scores decreased linearly as background noise levels increased for all conditions. Lower MRT scores were observed for all respirator speech diaphragm conditions compared to the nonrespirator condition within each noise category. Average MRT scores differed significantly between the unmodified speech diaphragm and one with a 70% reduced surface area with a 40-dBA background noise. However, MRT scores were similar between the modified and unmodified diaphragms at both the 60- and 80-dBA noise levels. These findings provide evidence that alternate designs of mechanical-type respirator speech devices can be achieved without further degradation of speech sound transmission.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"32 1","pages":"846-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86410200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 9

Health care workers: risk factors for nonlatex and latex gloves during surgery. 卫生保健工作者:手术中使用非乳胶和乳胶手套的危险因素。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1202/542.1

Denise M Korniewicz, Laurel Garzon, Stacey Plitcha

{"title":"Health care workers: risk factors for nonlatex and latex gloves during surgery.","authors":"Denise M Korniewicz, Laurel Garzon, Stacey Plitcha","doi":"10.1202/542.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1202/542.1","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined glove failure and related factors in both nonlatex and latex surgical gloves after routine use. A federally funded research study was conducted to collect surgical gloves from those directly involved in surgical procedures. All gloves were examined in the laboratory for both visual defects and barrier integrity. A total of 11,118 usable surgical gloves were examined. The overall defect rate was 7.8%; nonlatex gloves were significantly more likely to fail (8.4%) than latex gloves (6.9%). The majority of defects in the latex gloves (90%) and nonlatex gloves (70%) were not detected by visual examination. Separate logistic regression models examined predictors of defects for the gloves. The only factor that increased the odds of a defect for a latex glove was duration of use over 6 hours. Factors increasing the odds of a defect in nonlatex gloves included gloves worn by a scrub person and gloves used in certain surgical services. Scrub persons had a higher defect rate despite wearing their gloves for a significantly shorter time than other health care workers. Latex and nonlatex gloves fail under different conditions. Latex gloves fail primarily due to length of use, whereas nonlatex gloves are more sensitive to conditions of us (e.g., type of health care worker and type of surgery). Providers can help guard against glove defects by double gloving and by changing gloves often, especially when using nonlatex gloves in higher-risk surgeries.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"64 6","pages":"851-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24123399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Loss of straight metalworking fluid samples from evaporation during sampling and desiccation. 在取样和干燥过程中由于蒸发造成的直接金属加工液样品损失。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1202/495.1

Dong-Uk Park, Shin-Bum Kim, Chung-Sik Yoon

{"title":"Loss of straight metalworking fluid samples from evaporation during sampling and desiccation.","authors":"Dong-Uk Park, Shin-Bum Kim, Chung-Sik Yoon","doi":"10.1202/495.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1202/495.1","url":null,"abstract":"Straight metalworking fluids (MWFs) were used to evaluate the potential for the loss of MWF mass from filters. Two methods were used to study the stability of MWF mass on filter media. The first was to spike known amounts of MWF onto polyvinyl chloride (PVC) filters, store the filters over silica gel desiccant, and take repeated gravimetric measurements of the filters at intervals of 1, 2, and 3 days. An MWF aerosol mist was generated in a test chamber and collected on PVC filters for the second experimental method. Additional clean air was drawn through a subset of filters (range 0.02-0.48 m(3)), which were then stored over silica gel prior to weighing. Losses due to desiccation were found in filters that had not been exposed to airflow, as well as for filters after aspiration. The losses occurring in spiked filters (range of mean 2.6-15.2%) were higher than those in collected filters (range 0.7-8.1%). The MWF aerosol mass collected on PVC filters decreased with the increasing volume of clean air passing through the filter. In a multiple regression model, to predict the loss of collected MWF due to desiccation, loading mass, fresh MWF, and air passing time of 10 min were significant predictors (p=.0001, R(2)=.374). In particular, only air passage of 10 min was significantly higher (2.13%) than the reference air passage (p=.0054). The investigators concluded that MWF aerosol collected on PVC filters may be lost to evaporation under conditions typical of shipment, storage, and desiccation of sample filters, and with airflow through the filter.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"64 6","pages":"837-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24124380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

A sampling method for comparing fungal concentrations in carpets. 比较地毯中真菌浓度的抽样方法。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984881

J. Spurgeon

{"title":"A sampling method for comparing fungal concentrations in carpets.","authors":"J. Spurgeon","doi":"10.1080/15428110308984881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15428110308984881","url":null,"abstract":"A microvacuum method is described for sampling fungal contaminants in carpet dust and reporting the results on an area basis. When sampling parameters such as suction force, contact time, and area sampled were held constant, and the results were reported on an area basis, fungal concentrations were associated with the potential for water intrusion, a determinant of exposure. Carpet dust samples were collected in open-face 25-mm cassettes containing 0.8 micro m mixed cellulose ester filters. The airflow rate was calibrated at 10 L/min, and the open-faced cassette was held firmly against the carpet at 20 separate spots for a period of 5 sec at each spot. An area of 98 cm(2) of carpet was sampled with each cassette. A total of 58 carpet dust samples were collected in 31 residential condominium units using the described methodology. The carpets were stratified into three groups: (1) controls and those at centers of rooms, (2) at sliding glass doors and under windows, and (3) in areas of water intrusion reported by the occupant. The geometric mean concentrations (GM) of total fungi increased in the listed order, as did the GM concentrations of Penicillium spp. and Aspergillus spp. detected in the samples. In addition, the 95% confidence intervals on the GM concentrations for total fungi could be used to classify the carpets into three groups: uncontaminated, potentially contaminated, and contaminated.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"226 1","pages":"842-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76921250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 9

Health and safety management system audit reliability pilot project. 健康安全管理体系审核可靠性试点项目。

AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety Pub Date : 2003-11-01 DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984873

D. Dyjack, C. Redinger, R. Ridge

{"title":"Health and safety management system audit reliability pilot project.","authors":"D. Dyjack, C. Redinger, R. Ridge","doi":"10.1080/15428110308984873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15428110308984873","url":null,"abstract":"This pilot study assessed occupational health and safety (OHS) management system audit finding reliability using a modified test-retest method. Two industrial hygienists with similar training and education conducted four, 1-day management system audits in four dissimilar organizational environments. The researchers examined four auditable sections (employee participation, training, controls, and communications) contained in a publicly available OHS management system assessment instrument. At each site, 102 auditable clauses were evaluated using a progressive 6-point scale. The team examined both the consistency of and agreement between the scores of the two auditors. Consistency was evaluated by calculating the Pearson r correlations for the two auditors' scores at each site and for each section within each site. Pearson correlations comparing overall scores for each site were all very low, ranging from 0.206 to 0.543. Training and communication system assessments correlated the highest, whereas employee participation and control system scores correlated the least. To measure agreement, t-tests were first calculated to determine whether the differences were statistically significant. Aggregate mean scores for two of the four sites were significantly different. Of the 16 total sections evaluated (i.e., 4 sections per site), seven scores were significantly different. Finally, the agreement of the scores between the two auditors for the four sites was evaluated by calculating two types of intraclass correlation coefficients, all of which failed to meet the minimum requirement for agreement. These findings suggest that opportunities for improving the reliability of the instrument and the audit process exist. Future research should include governmental and commercial OHS program assessments and related environmental management systems and their attendant audit protocols.","PeriodicalId":83618,"journal":{"name":"AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety","volume":"58 1","pages":"785-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85787763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 12