INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON RISK PERCEPTION AND PROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IN A PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

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JAHANGIRI MEHDI; MOTOVAGHEH MAJID; KHAVVAJI SOLEIMAN

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Journal: Iran Occupational Health Year:2009 | Volume:6 | Issue:1 Page(s): 15-21

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INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON RISK PERCEPTION AND PROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IN A PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

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JAHANGIRI MEHDI | MOTOVAGHEH MAJID | KHAVVAJI SOLEIMAN | Issue Writer Certificate

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RESPIRATORQ4

PETROCHEMICALQ3

CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTSQ4

RISK PERCEPTIONQ2

Abstract

Background and aims: RESPIRATORs are widely employed as the only measure against RESPIRATORy hazards. However, it is well known that unless workers wear RESPIRATORy continuously and properly, its efficacy will be very low. The purpose of this study was to determine the RISK PERCEPTION and effective factors on proper use of RESPIRATORs among workers exposed to chemical containments in a PETROCHEMICAL industry.Method: In this cross-sectional study a structural questionnaire was administrated to 81 randomly selected workers in a PETROCHEMICAL industry and collected data were analyzed by SPSS package with descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test.Results: This study showed that only 8.6% of employees claimed to wear RESPIRATORy protectors all the time when they exposed to chemicals. The most common cause for not always wearing RESPIRATORs was being uncomfortable.In this study there was a significant relationship between use of RESPIRATORs and worker’s RISK PERCEPTION (p<0.05). While the relationship between worker’s RISK PERCEPTION and Proper Use of RESPIRATOR Index (PURl) wasn’t statistically significant (p>0.05). Also the relationship between age and experience with use of RESPIRATORs wasn’t statistically significant (p>0.05).Conclusion: The results of the study showed that for promoting the proper use of RESPIRATORs, the company should remove the barriers to compliance RESPIRATORs by workers (Such as their uncomfortably) and promote the workers’ RISK PERCEPTION about RESPIRATORy hazard and also training workers about effective factors of proper use of RESPIRATORs. To achieve these purposes, implementing of RESPIRATORy Protection Program (RPP) was suggested to the company.

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JAHANGIRI, MEHDI, MOTOVAGHEH, MAJID, & KHAVVAJI, SOLEIMAN. (2009). INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON RISK PERCEPTION AND PROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IN A PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY. IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL, 6(1), 15-21. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/393709/en

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JAHANGIRI MEHDI, MOTOVAGHEH MAJID, KHAVVAJI SOLEIMAN. INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON RISK PERCEPTION AND PROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IN A PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY. IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL[Internet]. 2009;6(1):15-21. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/393709/en

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MEHDI JAHANGIRI, MAJID MOTOVAGHEH, and SOLEIMAN KHAVVAJI, “INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTIVE FACTORS ON RISK PERCEPTION AND PROPER USE OF RESPIRATORS IN A PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY,” IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 15–21, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/393709/en

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