噪音引起的听力损失和听力保护:南非煤矿的态度
1School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria. kavithanaicker0@gmail.com.
概括
矿工对听力保护表现出积极的态度,但噪音引起的听力损失 (NIHL) 仍然存在. 推量身定制的听力保护计划,以提高合规性,减少煤矿中的NIHL.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 采矿工程 采矿工程 采矿工程
背景情况:
- 对噪声引起的听力损失 (NIHL) 和听力保护设备 (HPD) 的负面态度有助于矿业中NIHL病例的增加.
- 关于员工对NIHL和HPD使用的态度和信念的国际研究有限,需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 评估员工对NIHL的态度和信仰,以及在一个大型地下煤矿中使用HPD的情况.
- 确定影响HPD合规性和矿山环境中NIHL易感性的因素.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项描述性,探索性,横截面研究.
- 使用了一个自我管理的问卷,NIOSH关于听力保护和听力损失 (BHPHL) 的信念尺度.
- 来自Mpumalanga煤矿的241名员工参加了比赛.
主要成果:
- 高比例的员工 (95%) 认为HPD可以预防听力损失,并强调其重要性.
- 人们对HPD替代 (84%) 和正确使用耳塞 (98%) 的认识很高.
- 尽管有积极的态度,但有86%的人表示耳罩会让他们感到不舒服,而较低的教育水平与更高的NIHL易感性相关.
结论:
- 虽然对NIHL和HPD的态度通常是积极的,但现有的NIHL案件需要承认.
- 调查结果支持开发定制的听力保护计划 (HCP),重点是教育和员工参与.
- 这项研究强调了态度对HPD使用的影响以及知识对合规性的影响,为煤矿行业提供了独特的见解.
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