Gianoli Enrica, Brusoni Daniela, Cornaggia Nicoletta, Saretto Gianni
SASL Pavia Unità Organizzativa Complessa Prevenzione Sicurezza Ambienti Lavoro.
G Ital Med Lav Ergon. 2012 Jan-Mar;34(1):37-42.
In the present work the chemical compositions of the products used in shoes manufacturing are reported. The data were collected over the period 2004-2007 in 156 shoe factories in Vigevano area during a study aiming the evaluation of safety conditions and occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals of the employees. The study was part of a regional project for "Occupational cancer prevention in the footwear industry". In the first phase of the study an information form on production cycle, products used and their composition was filled during preliminary audit. In the second phase of the study an in depth qualitative/quantitative evaluation of professional exposure was conducted in 13 selected shoe factories. Data analysis showed the increase in use of water-based adhesives at expense of solvent-based adhesives, the reduction to less than 3.5 weight %, and up to 1 weight %, of n-hexane concentration in solvent mixtures, the increase in use of products containing less hazardous ketones, esters, cyclohexane and heptane. Only in very few cases, products containing from 4 to 12 weight% of toluene were used. These data attest a positive trend in workers risks prevention in shoes industry.
本研究报告了制鞋行业所用产品的化学成分。这些数据是在2004年至2007年期间，于维杰瓦诺地区的156家鞋厂收集的，当时正在进行一项旨在评估员工安全状况和职业接触有害化学品情况的研究。该研究是“鞋类行业职业癌症预防”区域项目的一部分。在研究的第一阶段，在初步审核期间填写了一份关于生产周期、所用产品及其成分的信息表。在研究的第二阶段，对13家选定的鞋厂进行了深入的职业接触定性/定量评估。数据分析表明，水基胶粘剂的使用量增加，而溶剂基胶粘剂的使用量减少；溶剂混合物中正己烷浓度降至低于3.5重量%，甚至高达1重量%；含危险性较低的酮、酯、环己烷和庚烷的产品使用量增加。仅在极少数情况下，才使用含4%至12%重量甲苯的产品。这些数据证明了制鞋行业在预防工人风险方面的积极趋势。
