Evaluation of the Efficiency of Respiratory Protective Equipment based on the Biological Monitoring of Styrene in Fibreglass Reinforced Plastics Industries
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The purpose of the present study was to determine the efficiency of respiratory protective equipment in a fibreglass reinforced plastic factory by comparing results of environmental and biological monitoring of exposure to styrene. Five factories including 39 workers were investigated. Three types of respiratory protective equipment were tested : one was a half-mask air-purifying respirator equipped with a cartridge for organic solvents, another was a disposable gauze respirator impregnated with charcoal filter, and the third was a dust-proof respirator. The frequency of cartridge exchange of a half-mask respirator was twice a day only at one factory, and that was less than once a month at other factories. The site concentrations exceeded 20 ppm at 10 of the 82 sampling points (12.2%), and 22 of the 39 workers' (56.4%) personal exposure exceeded 20 ppm which is the current occupational exposure limit recommended by the Japan Society for Occupational Health. The efficiency of disposable gauze respirators and dust-proof respirators was low or rather zero. The average efficiency of half-mask respirators in which cartridges were exchanged twice a day and once a month was 83.6% and 46.6%, respectively. There was a significant disparity in the efficiency of the respirator depending on the frequency of cartridge exchange (p<0.05). Overall this study showed that even though a half-mask respirator is used and its cartridge is exchanged every half a day, workers exposed to a styrene concentration at or over 122 ppm are expected to inhale more than 20 ppm of styrene.
著者
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Horike Tokushi
Junpukai Health Maintenance Center
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KISHIMOTO Takumi
Okayama Rosai Hospital
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KIRA Shohei
Department of Public Health, Okayama University Medical School
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NAKAYAMA Shoji
Department of Public Health, Okayama University Medical School
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Nakayama Shoji
Research Institute Of Life Science Snow Brand Milk Products Co. Ltd.
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Nakayama Shoji
Department Of Health And Environmental Sciences Kyoto University Graduate School Of Medicine
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Nakayama Shoji
Department Of Public Health Okayama University Graduate School Of Medicine And Dentistry
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Kishimoto Takumi
Okayama Occupational Health Promotion Center:okayama Industrial Injury Hospital
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Tokumori Kimihiko
Department Of Public Health Graduate School Of Medicine Dentistry And Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayam
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Kira S
Faculty Of Pharmaceutical Sciences Science University Of Tokyo
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Kira Shohei
Department Of Public Health Graduate School Of Medicine And Dentistry Okayama University
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NISHIDE Tadashi
Okayama Occupational Health Promotion Center
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Nishide Tadashi
Okayama Occupational Health Promotion Center:junpukai Health Maintenance Center
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