Occupational Health Investigation in Workers Engaged in House Decoration / 环境与健康杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the health effect of harmful substances produced in house decoration through the investigation of occupational heath impacts in the workers engaged in house decoration.Methods From July to October in 2007, in Luzhou,200 workers engaged in house decoration and 200 building workers were selected.The questionnaires investigation was conducted on general condition,working circumstances,living conditions,personal protect and health status.Results All the workers had little knowledge about the health impacts caused by house decoration materials.The working circumstance of the workers engaged in house decoration was bad and almost no personal protection in working.In house decoration workers,the prevalence rate of dermal redness(13%),dryness(10%),headache(8.0%),vertigo(9.5%),cough(15.5%),asthma(8.5%),chest tightness(7.5%) nausea(8%),vomit(5%),discomfort sense in eyes(30.0%),eyes ache(15.0%),photophobia lacrimation(15.0%), abnormal smell(15.0%),nasopharyngeal discomfort(12.5%) and sore throat(10.5%) was higher compared with the building workers (P