Park Sungwon, Park Chang Gi, Hong Oi Saeng
Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois (Ms. S. Park); Department of Population Health Nursing Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois (Dr C.G. Park); Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, School of Nursing, San Francisco, California (Dr Hong).
J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Apr 1;64(4):305-313. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002422. Epub 2021 Oct 28.
We examined time-trends in Occupational Noise Standard violations by OSHA region and industry type over 48 years.
Along with descriptive analysis of original data, negative binomial regression and Poisson regression were applied to the analysis of 1972 to 2019 and 1972 to 2012 data, respectively.
A small annual decrease in violation units over the periods was revealed. The three analyses produced differing timetrends. The manufacturing industry had more violations, and Region 4 had the most violations. Regarding numbers of units, the 10 regions and 2 industries were jointly significant. Some interaction between regions and industry types appeared in both regressions.
OSHA should specify how many regions report noise violations each year to ensure accurate identification of noise-related health risks to American workers. Further time-trend studies are needed for specific regions and industry types.
我们研究了48年间职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）各区域及行业类型的职业噪声标准违规情况的时间趋势。
除了对原始数据进行描述性分析外，还分别对1972年至2019年和1972年至2012年的数据应用了负二项回归和泊松回归分析。
在这些时间段内，违规单位数量每年有小幅下降。三种分析得出了不同的时间趋势。制造业的违规情况更多，第4区域的违规情况最多。就单位数量而言，10个区域和2个行业共同具有显著意义。在两个回归分析中，区域和行业类型之间均出现了一些相互作用。
职业安全与健康管理局应明确每年有多少个区域报告噪声违规情况，以确保准确识别美国工人面临的与噪声相关的健康风险。对于特定区域和行业类型，还需要进一步开展时间趋势研究。
