A STUDY PREVALENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN COAL MINES WORKERS OF KERMAN PROVINCE & THE ROLE & RATE OF OBSERVING SAFETY PRINCIPLES IN ITS PREVENTION

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KHODABANDEH S.; MOHAMMAD ALIZADEH SAKINEH; JAZZI M.

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Journal: DANESHVAR MEDICINE Year:2001 | Volume:8 | Issue:35 Page(s): 33-40

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A STUDY PREVALENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN COAL MINES WORKERS OF KERMAN PROVINCE & THE ROLE & RATE OF OBSERVING SAFETY PRINCIPLES IN ITS PREVENTION

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KHODABANDEH S. | MOHAMMAD ALIZADEH SAKINEH | JAZZI M. | Issue Writer Certificate

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PNEUMOCONIOSIS. SAFETY PRINCIPLESQ4

WORKERQ4

COAL MINEQ3

Abstract

This project is a cross-sectional study in which the prevalence of pneumoconiosis amongst COAL MINEs WORKERs of Kerman Province & also the density of dust & coal powder in the mines of pabdana, Hamkar, Sarapardeh, Babnizoo, & Hejdak have been analysed. BY the way, the role & the rate of observing safety Plinciples in the prevention of the disease are the other aspects of the present study. In this research, 1000 WORKERs were selected through stratified random sampling method (on the bam of work experience and place of work). To identify the WORKERs suffering from pneumoconiosis, the medical records of the employed WORKERs were used. Amongst these medical records, there were chest radiography of them too. The basis of diagnosis .was the history of contact with dust & coal powder & radiographic changes. The final diagnosis -was made by an internist & a radiologist. Regarding the observation of safety principles, the mentioned WORKERs were interviewed. In addition, the rate of dust and coal powder of the mines were measured & recorded by tondeloscope once in a week &for a period of one year. For each mine, the mean rate of dust was calculated for a period of one year. In analysing the data, the authors made use of descriptive statistics, chi-squaring test, &Pearson correlation coefficient. The results showed that 21.8% of the WORKERs were suffering from pneumoconiosis. From the viewpoint of observing safety principles, 18.4% of the WORKERs believed tnat the ventilation of their place of work was week & improper, 55% described the condition mediocre, & only 26.6% of them believed that the conditions were excellent &favorable. The rate of the WORKERs who always made use of mask was 75.6%.25.8% qf them used to change their mask filter once in every fifteen days, &finally 74.2% of the WORKERs were used to change their filters after more than fifteen days. According to the findings, there was a meaningful relationship between the affliction to the disease, the use of mask, & the theme of changing mask filter (P < 0.05, P< 0.01% respectively). In better words, it was proved that the prevalence of disease amongst the WORKERs who used mask regularly& changed is filter every fifteen days was lesser. Measurement of dust & coal powder of the mines showed that the rate of dust in sarapardeh mine is the least (1.17mg/m3). In Hamkar mine, the most rate of dust was observed (669mg/m3). With a view to this fact that the prevalence of the disease amongst the COAL MINErs of our country is high in comparison with those of most of other countries,& also since the rate of dust & coal powder in Iran mines are many times more than the standard rate, &finally due to the nonobservance of workplace safety principles, the WORKERs of these mines are seriously at the risk of early affliction to pneumoconiosis. According to the findings of the present study, taking necessary actions to standardize work place more & more, & also observance of safety principles are the instances which require great attention.

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KHODABANDEH, S., MOHAMMAD ALIZADEH, SAKINEH, & JAZZI, M.. (2001). A STUDY PREVALENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN COAL MINES WORKERS OF KERMAN PROVINCE & THE ROLE & RATE OF OBSERVING SAFETY PRINCIPLES IN ITS PREVENTION. DANESHVAR MEDICINE, 8(35), 33-40. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/31093/en

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KHODABANDEH S., MOHAMMAD ALIZADEH SAKINEH, JAZZI M.. A STUDY PREVALENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN COAL MINES WORKERS OF KERMAN PROVINCE & THE ROLE & RATE OF OBSERVING SAFETY PRINCIPLES IN ITS PREVENTION. DANESHVAR MEDICINE[Internet]. 2001;8(35):33-40. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/31093/en

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S. KHODABANDEH, SAKINEH MOHAMMAD ALIZADEH, and M. JAZZI, “A STUDY PREVALENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN COAL MINES WORKERS OF KERMAN PROVINCE & THE ROLE & RATE OF OBSERVING SAFETY PRINCIPLES IN ITS PREVENTION,” DANESHVAR MEDICINE, vol. 8, no. 35, pp. 33–40, 2001, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/31093/en

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