Zawadzka Bozena
Pracowni Promocji Zdrowía Wojewódzkiego Ośrodka Medycyny Pracy, Kielcach.
Med Pr. 2002;53(6):489-93.
The major aim of the Workers' Hearing Protection Program, undertaken by the Provincial Center of Occupational Medicine in Kielce, is to protect worker's hearing against adverse effects of occupational noise. The level of workers' awareness and knowledge of noise exposure was assessed during the initial state diagnosis. The anonymous survey covered 945 workers from 19 plants in the Swietokrzyskie province. In this group, 31% of workers was exposed to 75-85 dB(A) and 69% of workers to over 85 dB(A); 88% of those under study were aware of the exposure to the occupational exposure level (OEL) and 69% of them regarded their work as arduous and harmful. The workers reported that noise affected mostly their hearing organ (77%) and nervous system 61%). Of the 69%, only 39% of the workers exposed to noise exceeding 85 dB(A) were aware of that fact. The workers reported that the most frequent sources of information on noise levels in their workplaces were: heads of departments (44%), employees of work safety and hygiene section (44%), and physicians (23%). The results of the study indicate that occupational health services at workplaces should not limit their activities to therapy, but they should also carry out health education and perceive it as a basis for efficient protection of health and promotion of health conducive behavior.
凯尔采省职业医学中心开展的工人听力保护计划的主要目标是保护工人听力免受职业噪声的不利影响。在初始状态诊断期间评估了工人对噪声暴露的认识水平和知识。这项匿名调查涵盖了圣十字省19家工厂的945名工人。在这个群体中，31%的工人暴露于75 - 85分贝(A)，69%的工人暴露于85分贝(A)以上；88%的研究对象知道自己暴露于职业暴露水平(OEL)，其中69%的人认为他们的工作艰苦且有害。工人们报告说，噪声主要影响他们的听觉器官(77%)和神经系统(61%)。在这69%的人中，只有39%暴露于超过85分贝(A)噪声的工人意识到了这一事实。工人们报告说，他们工作场所噪声水平最常见的信息来源是：部门主管(44%)、职业安全与卫生部门的员工(44%)和医生(23%)。研究结果表明，工作场所的职业健康服务不应将其活动局限于治疗，还应开展健康教育，并将其视为有效保护健康和促进有益健康行为的基础。
