-
Two cases of anosmia suspected to be caused by chronic chlorine exposure in cleansing works
-
Sung mo Ku, Hyun joo Kim
-
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2005;17(2):155-159. Published online June 30, 2005
-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2005.17.2.155
-
-
Abstract
PDF
- OBJECTIVES
We report two cases of anosmia that were suspected to be caused by chronic chlorine exposure in cleansing works METHODS: We examined the cases in order to assess the work-relatedness of their anosmia. We conducted olfactory threshold test and olfactory perception test repeatedly at one-month intervals. Using ion chromatography, we analyzed the detergent that the workers had been using for several years before their olfactory function decreased. RESULTS A 59-year-old male who had worked in a cleansing process for 10 years (1983-1993) and a 58-year-old female who had worked in the same process for 8 years (1987-1995) were diagnosed with anosmia. The cause of the anosmia was presumed to have been the chlorine gas that was generated from the process of heating the detergent-dissolved water, in which chloride was detected. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report on anosmia due to chronic chlorine exposure. Greater attention needs to be focused on the prevention of anosmia because there are many workers who have been exposed to chlorine gas in chlorine treating and generating processes.
-
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
- Occupational Neurological Disorders in Korea
Eun-A Kim, Seong-Kyu Kang Journal of Korean Medical Science.2010; 25(Suppl): S26. CrossRef
-
19
View
-
0
Download
-
1
Crossref
-
Multilevel Analysis of Risk Factors Related to Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Caterers for Elementary School Lunch Services
-
Kyung Hee Jung-Choi, Sang Yun Lee, Myung Ki, Kee Hong Cho, Hee Tae Kang, Young Jun Kwon, Hyun Joo Kim, Myoung Hee Kim, Kyoung Bok Min, Hye Sook Park, Jeong Youn Kim, Eun Hee Ha, Do Myung Paek
-
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2004;16(4):436-449. Published online December 31, 2004
-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2004.16.4.436
-
-
Abstract
PDF
- OBJECTIVES
To examine the complaint proportion and characteristics of musculoskeletal symptoms and to find risk factors of musculoskeletal symptoms among caterers for school lunch services. METHODS The study subjects were 385 caterers who were working for school lunch services in 71 elementary schools and 114 housewives who had visited a hospital for routine health check-up. A self-recording questionnaire was used to investigate the general characteristics, labor conditions, job stress and nature of musculoskeletal symptom. Caterers were surveyed from September to October in 2003 and the housewives during September by post. The ergonomic risk factors were examined for the caterers of an elementary school in Kyonggi Province in November, 2003. RESULTS The complaint proportion of self-reported positive musculoskeletal symptoms was 52.0% and that of severe musculoskeletal symptoms was 24.9%. Ergonomic assessment revealed that washing the dishes, carrying the soup containers and cleaning the sewage drain were highly risky activities in terms of repetitive and heavy weight-bearing motions. As for personal factors, the caterers having severe musculoskeletal symptoms had high psychological job demand. As for the workplace factors, the proportion of schools having severe musculoskeletal symptoms was significant higher where each caterer prepared more than 150 lunches. Among schools without school lunchroom, more schools had caterers having severe musculoskeletal symptoms. Using multilevel analysis, we found that the number of lunches to be prepared per caterer was a significant risk factor of severe musculoskeletal symptoms (O.R. 4.67). CONCLUSIONS This study showed that the number of lunches prepared per caterer has a significant influence on the development of musculoskeletal disorder and that caterers work in an ergonomically highly risky job environment. The study results suggest that the number of caterers be increased to decrease the number of lunches prepared per caterer and the ergonomic environment be improved.
-
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
- Evaluation of the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms, presumptive diagnosis, medical care use, and sick leave among female school meal service workers
Young Hoon Moon, Young Joon Yang, Sang Yoon Do, Jae Yoon Kim, Chul Gab Lee, Hong Jae Chae, Soo Hyeon Kim, Han Soo Song Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.2019;[Epub] CrossRef - Job Stress and Musculoskeletal Disorder in Seoul City's School Foodservice Employees
Saerom Lee, KyooSang Kim, Eun-A Kim, Jihye Kim, Dohyung Kim Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing.2014; 23(4): 245. CrossRef - Safety Accidents and Physical Fatigue of School Foodservice Employees
Yeon-Jung Cho, Hyun-Ah Kim Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition.2013; 42(9): 1482. CrossRef - Musculoskeletal Workload Evaluation in Physical Therapist
Youn-Bum Sung, Hyung-Seok Seo, Jung-Ho Lee, Young-Han Park Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society.2012; 13(9): 3999. CrossRef - Risk Factor Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Symptoms for Guards
Kyung-Sun Lee, In-Seok Lee, Hyun-Joo Kim, KyungHee Jung-Choi, Jin-Wook Bahk, Myung-Chul Jung Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea.2011; 30(3): 419. CrossRef - Impact of Health Insurance Type on the Quality of Hemodialysis Services: A Multilevel Analysis
Jin-Hee Jung, Soon-Man Kwon, Kyoung-Hoon Kim, Seon-Kyoung Lee, Dong-Sook Kim Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health.2010; 43(3): 245. CrossRef
-
25
View
-
0
Download
-
6
Crossref
-
Factors Associated With the Personal Protective Equipments(PPEs) Wearing of Workers in Small Scale Industries
-
Yong Kyu Kim, Hyun Joo Kim, Soo Jin Lee, Eun Chul Jang, Sang Cheol Rho, Jae Chul Song
-
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002;14(3):315-325. Published online September 30, 2002
-
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2002.14.3.315
-
-
Abstract
PDF
- OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with the wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in small scale industries.
METHODS In a cross-sectional study, the data were obtained from self-administered questionnaires, a special health examination and the industrial hygiene records. The study included 230 workers in small-scale industries (the print industry and automobile repair shops), which were provided with a subsidiary occupational health program funded by government in 1998. The authors used the Precede-Proceed model. RESULTS Among the subjects who were recommended to wear a PPE, 32.7% (35/107) wore the gas/vapor respirators, 43.9 % (101/230) wore the particulate respirators, and 44.3 % (102/230) wore hearing aids. Among them, 64.3 % (148/230) wore one of the above PPE. The wearing of PPE wearing was associated with knowledge (OR=2.34), the value of prevention (OR=3.46), social support (OR=2.78), the type of task (OR=2.18-4.47), and income level (OR=7.64). CONCLUSIONS In small scale industries, the proportion workers wearing PPE was low. To increase this proportion, the reinforcing, enabling, and environmental factors as well as the predisposing factors need to be modified.
-
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
- Occupational Inhalation Health Risk Assessment of TCE Exposure in the Korean Manufacturing Industry
Sueji Seo, Saemi Shin, Sanghoon Byeon Applied Sciences.2024; 14(13): 5510. CrossRef - A Study on the Status of Management for Personal Protective Equipments & Fume Hoods in University Research Laboratories
In-Kyu Park, Sa-Woo Lee, Jong-Hyeon Jung, Young Gyu Phee Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.2014; 24(2): 229. CrossRef - Change of Stages and Related Factors for Wearing of Hearing Protection Device among Noisy Workplace-workers
Young Mi Kim, Ihn Sook Jeong Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2010; 40(5): 736. CrossRef
-
22
View
-
0
Download
-
3
Crossref
|