美国公用事业部门中暴露于噪音的美国工人中听力损失的流行,2010-2019年
Elizabeth A Masterson1, Christa L Themann
1From the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
|April 26, 2024
概括
暴露于噪音的公用事业人员有25%的听力损失患病率,高于一般劳动力. 这凸显了该部门急需改进听力保护策略的迫切需要.
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.
- 工业卫生 工业卫生
背景情况:
- 噪音暴露是工作场所听力损失的重要风险因素.
- 公用事业部门包括各种行业,这些行业可能会产生高噪音水平.
- 了解特定工人群体中听力损失的患病率对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 估计美国公用事业部门暴露于噪音的工人中听力损失的患病率.
- 将公用事业中的听力损失患病率与其他行业进行比较.
- 在公用事业中确定特定的子行业,其听力损失风险较高.
主要方法:
- 横截面研究分析从回顾性队列的音频录像.
- 从2010年至2019年期间收集了130万名工人的数据,其中包括13,595名公用事业工人.
- 对参考行业的听力损失流行率和调整后风险的估计.
主要成果:
- 噪音暴露的公用事业工人中,听力损失的流行率为25%,而所有行业的噪音暴露工人中,这一比例为20%.
- 特定的公用事业子部门,如水电发电 (37%) 和蒸汽和空调供应 (29%),显示出更高的流行率.
- 与参考行业相比,一些子行业的听力损失调整后风险明显高.
结论:
- 暴露于噪音的公用事业工人面临着高频率的听力损失,往往超过其他行业的听力损失.
- 某些公用事业子行业需要立即关注,因为听力损失风险较高.
- 加强听力保护计划对于这个经常被忽视的工人群体至关重要.
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