Lovas Szabolcs, Varga Orsolya, Loney Tom, Ádám Balázs
Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Doctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
Int J Environ Health Res. 2023 May;33(5):473-490. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2035325. Epub 2022 Feb 6.
Several chemical pollutants can accumulate within the closed environments of transportation and storage. Pollutants are mainly residues of pesticides, volatile organic compounds and components of diesel exhaust. The study objectives were to (i) review the regulations relevant to occupational chemical exposures in closed environments of inland transportation and storage; and (ii) explore the practice of preventing these exposures. A systematic search and content analysis of international and Hungarian nation legal documents were carried out. In addition, semi-structured interviews with occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals and warehouse managers were conducted. Analysis of legal documents highlighted the lack of explicit regulations on the investigated problem. The 21 interviews revealed that the participants had limited knowledge about the pollutants; they deemed chemical exposure rare and related health effects negligible. The revealed limitations indicate that this field should be more specifically regulated and OHS professionals should be better informed about these workplace hazards.
几种化学污染物会在运输和储存的封闭环境中累积。污染物主要是农药残留、挥发性有机化合物和柴油废气成分。研究目标是：（i）审查与内陆运输和储存封闭环境中职业化学暴露相关的法规；（ii）探索预防这些暴露的做法。对国际和匈牙利国家法律文件进行了系统检索和内容分析。此外，还对职业健康与安全（OHS）专业人员和仓库经理进行了半结构化访谈。对法律文件的分析突出了在所调查问题上缺乏明确法规。21次访谈表明，参与者对污染物的了解有限；他们认为化学暴露很少见，对健康的相关影响可以忽略不计。所揭示的局限性表明，这一领域应进行更具体的规范，OHS专业人员应更好地了解这些工作场所危害。
