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Occupational Health Hazards among Workers in Glass Manufacture Industries

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Community health nursing

Abstract

Background: An occupational hazard is a hazard experienced in the workplace, there are
many occupational hazards may be include Physical hazard such as heat, cold, light, noise. Aim of this
study was to assess occupational health hazards among workers in glass manufacture industries .
Research design: A descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: this study was
conducted at two glass manufacture industries in Elnaser and Crystal Asfor industries at Benha city.
Sample: systematic random sample was used to choose 25% of all worker in Elnaser and crystal
Asfor industries. The total number of workers is 600 workers the samplel include 150 workers. Tools:
Two tools were used, I): An interviewing questionnaire was used to assess A) sociodemographic
characteristics of the workers . B) characteristic of work. C) health problems of the workers during last
6month . D) worker's knowledge regarding occupational hazards related their work. II): An
observational checklist that includes A) It was concerned with assessment work environmental of two
industries. B) Concerned with assessment of the workers' practices regarding wearing protective
measure. Results: 54.7% of workers had satisfactory total practices score regarding prevention of
occupational health hazards , 48.7% of studied workers had good total knowledge score regarding
occupational health hazards and59.3% of studied workers had health problems. Conclusion: Shows
that there was highly statistically significant relation between total practice level and their
demographic characteristics as marital status, education level. Recommendations: Periodic check up < br />of health status for workers for early detection of occupational hazards to monitor their health status
and early case finding.

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2022.247687

Keywords

Key words: Occupational hazards, Physical hazard, Workplace

Authors

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Amal

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Adel Hasbo Abd El Rahman

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M.Sc. student of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

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Mahbouba

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Sobhy Abd-Elaziz

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Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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Wafaa

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Atta Mohamed

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Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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Volume

3

Article Issue

2

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35042

Issue Date

2022-07-01

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2022-06-01

Publish Date

2022-07-01

Page Start

652

Page End

663

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

Article File

JNSBU_Volume 3_Issue 2_Pages 652-663.pdf

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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Occupational Health Hazards among Workers in Glass Manufacture Industries

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23 Jan 2023